Three arrested after £26,000 drugs haul found in Toxteth
Three people have been arrested after a routine stop of a car in Toxteth, led police to a large quantity of drugs.
Officers from Merseyside Police's Matrix unit have arrested three people and seized quantity of what is believed to be Class A and B drugs, after routinely stopping a car in Toxteth yesterday. Officers stopped the car in Horsfall Street, at around 8pm - two men were detained at the scene and officers recovered what was thought to be a small quantity of cocaine. Following this stop, officers executed warrants at addresses in Toxteth and Mossley Hill, where they recovered, what is thought to be, approximately £20,000 worth of cannabis, £2,000 worth of cocaine and £4,000 worth of Ketamine, alongside a large quantity of cash and other drug production paraphernalia. The suspected drugs have since been seized and will be forensically examined. Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Richardson said: “This recovery and subsequent arrests shows how we will make extensive and thorough enquiries, to ensure drugs and those involved in their production and distribution are taken off our streets. “These drugs can no longer be sold on the streets of Merseyside, where they cause harm and misery in our communities. “I hope this action continues to show our communities how we deal with drug crime and I would encourage anyone out there with any information about illegal drug activity in their community to get in contact and give us the information we need to continue to remove the blight of drugs from our streets.” A 19-year-old man, a 47-year-old woman, both from Mossley Hill and 24-year-old man from Toxteth were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A and B drugs. They remain in police custody for questioning. Anyone with any information about illegal drug crime in their community can contact the specialist Matrix team on 0800 230 0600, 101 or give information to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.