Police in Sefton crackdown on organised crime
MERSEYSIDE Police has continued its
crackdown on serious organised crime with a series of raids in Sefton and
Liverpool on 15 May 2015. Officers from Sefton teamed up with colleagues from
the force's Matrix Serious Organised Crime Unit to execute drugs and firearms
warrants in Bootle, Southport and Liverpool, at around 8am.
A 15 year old was arrested at a house in Glover Place on suspicion of possession
with intent to supply drugs and robbery offences. Specialist officers searched
the house and seized a quantity of cannabis and drug paraphrenalia.
A scrambler bike and numerous mobile phones were also seized from a property in
Captains Close in Bootle. The items will be forensicially examined.
And days ago, as part of the same crackdown, Police executed a warrant in Riley
Avenue and arrested a 17 year old on suspicion of drugs offences after a large
amount of cannabis was found.
Police teams also executed search warrants at a house in Winstone Road in
Dovecot, Liverpool and at 3 lock up garages in Shakespeare Street, Southport. No
1 was arrested at these addresses.
Neighbourhood officers and Police Community Support Officers will be on hand in
the areas where the warrants have been carried out to reassure the local
community and address any concerns.
Supt Claire Richards from Sefton command team said:- "Following a number
of firearms incidents in our borough, we have launched this operation to target
members we suspect of being involved in serious organised crime. Although we
don't believe the recent incidents in Bootle and Formby are linked, clearly
incidents as serious as this are concerning to the law abiding public and we are
determined to put a stop to them. We are working hard with the local authority
to address the issue of gun crime but we cannot do it alone. We have been
encouraged by the community's response to witness appeals about these incidents
and I would continue to urge people who have information about those involved in
criminality to contact the Police or Crimestoppers on:- 0800 555 111 and we will
take action."
