Merseyside Cocaine Bust
Merseyside Police Seizes Over 100kg of Cocaine Valued at £10m in Liverpool County Lines Bust
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A 40-year-old man from Huyton was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug in connection with the Roby seizure.
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The Roby seizure involved five large shopping bags filled with blocks of white powder found inside a grey Volkswagen van on Bridge Road.
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Project Medusa officers lead Merseyside Police’s daily response to County Lines activity, with aims to intercept weapons, drugs and illicit cash and disrupt networks in partnership with others.
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County lines is defined as urban drug gangs expanding their illegal markets into smaller towns and rural areas, using dedicated mobile phone lines to take orders.
Merseyside Police have seized more than 100 kilograms of cocaine worth £10 million from a house in Old Swan, Liverpool, as part of Operation Medusa — a crackdown on county lines drug dealing, according to The Independent. A 53-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and remains in custody.
The bust is the second major drug seizure in Merseyside this week. Days earlier, police found around 38 kilograms of cocaine worth roughly £2.6 million inside a grey Volkswagen van on Bridge Road in Roby, reports Daily Mail.
100kg Found Hidden Inside a Liverpool Home
Officers from Merseyside Police's Liverpool proactive unit searched the property in Old Swan and discovered the cocaine stashed inside. The drugs were hidden in the house, which police say was used specifically to conceal the haul, according to AOL News. Detective Inspector Gary Stratton said the property was being used to hide the drugs from law enforcement.
Stratton stressed that county lines crime causes serious harm to communities. Project Medusa officers lead Merseyside Police's daily response to county lines activity. Their goal is to intercept drugs, weapons and illicit cash while dismantling the gangs behind them.
Roby Van Seizure Kicked Off a Busy Week for Police
The earlier haul came when officers stopped a grey Volkswagen van on Bridge Road in Roby. Inside, they found five large shopping bags packed with blocks of white powder. The powder tested as cocaine, with a street value of around £2.6 million, according to Head Topics.
A 40-year-old man from Huyton was arrested in connection with that seizure. He was held on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug. Both arrests remain under active investigation.
What County Lines Drug Dealing Actually Means
County lines is when urban drug gangs push their operations into smaller towns and rural areas. They use a single dedicated mobile phone line to take drug orders. This makes it harder for police to track individual dealers, according to Head Topics.
Gangs often exploit vulnerable people — including children and adults in crisis — to move and sell drugs. Project Medusa was set up specifically to fight this model. Police say the operation also focuses on safeguarding those victims who are coerced into working for these networks.
Operation Medusa Targets Gangs Across Merseyside
Project Medusa brings together Merseyside Police and partner agencies to disrupt county lines networks. The operation runs every day, not just during high-profile raids. Officers aim to cut off the supply of drugs before they reach street level, Daily Mail reported.
The two seizures this week — totalling around 138 kilograms of cocaine and more than £12.6 million in combined street value — show the scale of the drug trade moving through Merseyside. Police say their work is ongoing and further arrests are possible.
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