A NWROCU police unit raid an address in Prescot this morning (Image: Liverpool Echo)

Police have made nine arrests across Merseyside following a series of early-morning raids targeting the production and supply of class A and B drugs. Officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU), supported by Merseyside Police, carried out warrants this morning (Thursday, December 4) in Liverpool, Sefton , Knowsley , and Prescot

Those arrested are currently in custody at local police stations for questioning on suspicion of conspiracy to produce and supply drugs. The operation follows similar raids last year targeting buildings believed to have been used as laboratories to adulterate drugs for profit.

During those earlier investigations, officers reportedly recovered aroun

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