Three arrested after drugs guns and cash found in Mere Brow near Southport

Three people have been arrested and drugs, cash, BB guns and shotguns seized after a car was stopped and searched in Mere Brow.

At around 9.05pm on Saturday (January 29th) officers on patrol in the Banks area spotted a VW Golf which was being driven suspiciously. The car and its three occupants were stopped and searched close to the The Gravel and in the vehicle officers found a quantity of cannabis, BB guns, £1,500 in cash and other items relating to drug supply.

A subsequent search of a related address in Ormskirk also turned up two shotguns.

Three men – a 22-year-old from Rufford, a 22-year-old from Tarleton and a 27-year-old from Southport – have been arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply (not class A). The 22-year-old from Rufford was also arrested on suspicion of money laundering. All three have since been released under investigation while enquiries are ongoing.

Anybody with information or concerns about drug supply in their area should contact us on 101 or contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.