Operation Hunted: Have you seen these men including one from Southport?

Our Operation Hunted task force has circulated the faces of nine men who are wanted for a variety of offences by Merseyside Police.

Enquiries have been ongoing to trace the men, and we're keen to hear from anyone from Merseyside and elsewhere across the UK who knows their whereabouts or can provide any information.

The men are:

Top row (left to right)

Andrew Armstrong, 37, failed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court in relation to a cannabis farm found in Birkdale, Southport in 2017. Armstrong is described as white, 5ft 9in tall, of medium build, with dark brown hair, green eyes, and a beard and has connections to Bootle, Southport, Kirkby and Wales.

Osman Mohamed, 37, is wanted in connection to a sexual assault. He is described as having black hair, brown eyes, 5ft 7in tall, medium build and has a scar on his right arm. His last sighting was in Dover in 2016.

Pshtiwan Hassan Mohammed, 33, failed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court in 2019 in relation to cannabis cultivation offences. Mohammed is described as Arabic, 5ft 9in tall, of medium build, black hair, brown eyes, and a beard. He also has a scorpion tattoo on right arm with a Barcelona FC badge and Barcelona Camp Nou tattoo on his left arm. He has connections with car washing businesses within the North West and Birmingham. He has links to Birmingham, Cheshire, Widnes, Manchester and Liverpool.

Middle row (left to right)

Artur Wereszczynski, 38, is wanted after failing to appear at an extradition hearing to be deported back to Poland after being convicted for assault and theft offences. Wereszczynski is 5ft 9in tall, of proportionate build, with shaven, receding hair, and brown eyes and has connections to Bootle, Birmingham, Southport, West Midlands and London.

Misan Adams, 41, is wanted in connection to suspected fraud offences. He is described as being 6ft 2in tall, large build with a large scar on his right cheek. He has links to Scotland, Liverpool, Essex and London.

Shamal Saeed, 35, failed to appear at court in 2010 in relation to a sexual assault. Saeed is described as Arabic, 5ft 5in tall, of heavy build, with black hair and brown eyes. He also has a 20cm burn on the right side of his face and a scar on his chin. He has links to Liverpool, Birmingham, London and Bradford.

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James Kelly, 60, is wanted in connection to suspected kidnap and drugs supply. He is described as having grey thinning hair, blue eyes, is 5ft 6in tall, of medium build and has an Irish accent. He has links to Dublin, Liverpool, Ormskirk, Amsterdam, Hull and London.

Awale Mohammed Ahmed, 27, is wanted in connection to a suspected drugs supply and breach of sentence. He is described as having black hair, brown eyes, 5ft 11in tall, of medium build. He has links to Liverpool and Birmingham.

Phillip John Maddox, 52, is wanted in connection to a suspected domestic assault. He is described as having black short hair, green eyes, 5ft 10in tall with a heavy build. He has links to Dublin, Belfast, Liverpool, St Helens and Wales. He is believed to be working as a long distance HGV driver.

Inspector Richard McKenzie said: "The men pictured have been wanted for some time, but time is no barrier to justice and our enquiries remain ongoing until they return to face the courts. If you recognise any of them, or hold any information as to their whereabouts, let us know and we will do the rest.

"The serious nature of offences they are under investigation mean we will not stop looking until we bring them in."

You can contact us @MerPolCC on Twitter, 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. If you come across them, ring 999.