Police uncover cannabis farm in gun and gang crime crackdown in north Liverpool
Seven men arrested and cannabis farm worth £60,000 recovered in police raids
Seven men arrested and cannabis farm worth £60,000 recovered in police raids
Seven men were arrested and a cannabis farm worth £60,000 was uncovered today as part of a week-long crackdown on gun and gang crime.
Merseyside Police executed six warrants at homes in and around the Fazakerley area of people linked to serious and organised crime.
A cannabis farm containing 60 plants with an estimated value of £60,000 was discovered inside one property on Fieldton Road as police seized drugs and made seven arrests.
Seven men, aged between 17 and 47, were arrested for a variety of offences including drug, theft and serious violence.
The operation was part of a week of action with police working alongside the Probation Service, Her Majesty’s Courts Services staff and Liverpool city council, on a range of activities and initiatives aimed at improving the local area, engaging with the community and targeting people involved in gun and gang crime.
Other activities being undertaken throughout the week include a clean up by convicted offenders of public spaces in Warbreck Park and around Carnarvon Road.
The Court Service Fines Department is also working to recover outstanding fines in the area.
Neighbourhood Sergeant Phil Cowin, said: “We hope that this action has demonstrated our drive to reduce this type of crime and will reassure those communities affected by it that help is at hand. Today’s action is a direct result of information we’ve received from the public.
"The community are our eyes and ears and they are key to helping us tackle the issues that matter to them. I hope that today’s activity demonstrates we will act, whenever we can, on information that is given to us.”
As part of this operation a female (age unknown at this time) has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A and B drugs. She remains in custody at the present time.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/police-uncover-cannabis-farm-gun-8454148 15/01/2015
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