Should Boris have been arrested for impersonating a Police officer this morning on Merseyside?

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in Merseyside this morning dressed as a Police Officer. Should he have been arrested for impersonating a Police officer ?

An eagle eyed eyeonsouthport reader raised the following question...

I do believe this gentleman is impersonating a police officer. If I turned up on TV wearing those clothes I would currently be occupying a police remand cell. Why can this man escape prosecution?

Officers were joined by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on this morning’s raid as he launched his 10-year-strategy tackle drugs for England and Wales. 

Wearing a Kevlar vest - and beanie for the early morning chill - Mr Johnson put the thousands of gang networks on notice. 

He said: "We want everybody to be able to grow up in safer streets, everybody to have the right to have a safe community to grow up in and too many people have their lives blighted by these county lines gangs, so you've got to do two things at once.

"You've got to be tougher on the county lines gangs, you've got to be tougher on the criminals who are doing it, but you've also got to make sure that you find those 300,000 people and you help them.

"You can't simply arrest them time after time and put them back into prison again and again - you've got to do rehab as well."

Officers from the force's Project Medusa team have today (Monday, 6 December) carried out two warrants, in the Kirkdale and Anfield areas of Liverpool, and arrested two people, following an investigation into County Lines drug dealing into Lancashire.

Today's warrants were executed was part of the ongoing Project Medusa, a Merseyside-led initiative set up to tackle County Lines drug dealing and child criminal exploitation, which has seen more than 1,300 people arrested and £1.4 million cash seized.

Those arrested include a 34-year-old woman from Anfield and a 27-year-old man from Norris Green. They will be taken to police stations on Merseyside where they will be questioned.

Detective Inspector Gary Stratton said: “Organised crime is hugely damaging to our communities, often involving intimidation, violence and creating fear and it is these criminals who run County Lines. Criminals involved in organised crime have no thought for anyone other than themselves, and their criminal intent and greed.

“Project Medusa is dedicated to cutting these County Lines dead and taking those who operate them off our streets and working with partners to help those who may be exploited by these gangs.”

Read more here about how to spot the signs of exploitation linked to drug dealing and the

Eyes Open campaign, introduced by Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership: https://crowd.in/48D6sk

You can also report any concerns to police on 999 if a crime is in progress, via 101, or via Twitter @MerPolCC.

You can also pass information via the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at: https://crowd.in/b6hQEI