A specialist investigations unit has struck at the heart of Merseyside’s gangland in a week of major raids.
The Organised Crime Partnership (OCP) has seized more than 110kgs of heroin and cocaine across three operations.
The swoops have removed drugs with a street value running into the millions of pounds from underworld supply lines.
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The latest move by the OCP - a joint Merseyside Police and National Crime Agency project - saw a warrant executed in Huyton on Thursday night.
Officers targeted a property on Lordens Road and found 40kgs of what is believed to be heroin and cocaine.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Speight said: "This seizure is part of the proactive work the OCP carry out to tackle organised crime.
"Thanks to a thorough search at the property, a large amount of drugs has been taken off our streets that could have caused harm to vulnerable members of our communities.”
The raid came just days after two massive seizures of Class A drugs - including another in the Huyton area and one in St Helens.
OCP units struck at a property in Thatto Heath on Tuesday night, recovering 45kgs of heroin.
A further 28kgs of suspected heroin was then seized at the Huyton address.
The National Crime Agency said that 73kg alone had a street value that could have run to £7m.
In relation to that raid, Det Ch Insp Speight added: “We have successfully removed a large quantity of dangerous drugs from a crime group depriving them of profits that would be ploughed back into further offending.
“These drugs are hugely damaging to our communities, they go hand in hand with organised criminals bringing intimidation, violence and fear into our neighbourhoods.
“We will not tolerate drugs and the OCP will take action to make Merseyside a safer place to live.
“I would urge anyone who has any information about who is supplying or selling drugs to contact us so we can continue to remove any drugs from streets across Merseyside.”
Three men have been charged with drugs offences in connection with that bust while a 49-year old woman was released under investigation.
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