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Ellen Kirwin

Faces of wanted men Merseyside Police 'will not stop looking for'

Police are still on the hunt for six men who have been wanted for years.

The men are on the run from the authorities, for a number of offences, including burglary, drug dealing and sexual assault. They are being searched for by detectives working on Operation Hunted, a special task force put in place to find them.

Officers hope that by sharing the images of the men, people will come forward with information about their whereabouts. 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.

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"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 for means we will not stop looking until we bring them in."

The wanted men include, Andrew Armstrong, 37, who 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 and Southport.

Artur Wereszczynski, 37, 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 and Birmingham.

Left to right, top row: Mark Deary, Pshtiwan Hussain Mohammed Shamal Saeed. Bottom row: Andrew Armstrong, Artur Wereszczynski, Ben Essaidi. (Merseyside Police)

Ben Essaidi, 33, is wanted for failing to appear at Liverpool Crown Court in 2014 in relation to a business burglary. Essaidi is white, 6ft 2in, with black hair and brown eyes and has connections to Dorset also.

Mark Deary, 43, failed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court in 2012 in relation to drug supply allegations. Deary is 5ft 6in tall, of medium/large build, with short dark brown, receding hair and blue eyes.

Pshtiwan Hussain 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 and has connections with car washing businesses within the North West and Birmingham.

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.

Anyone with information can contact police at @MerPolCC on Twitter, 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. If you come across them, ring 999.

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