{"id":120721,"date":"2025-05-21T20:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/120721\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T20:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:39:11","slug":"eight-arrested-following-raids-across-merseyside-and-holland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/120721\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight arrested following raids across Merseyside and Holland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the searches in Merseyside, officers recovered electronic devices, cash, and a &#8216;significant&#8217; quantity of class A drugs<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1_NCA-raid-Birmingham.jpg\" alt=\"A general image of an officer carrying out a raid \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A general image of an officer carrying out a raid (Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Eight men have been arrested following a series of raids across Merseyside and Holland. It comes as part of a joint investigation into an international drug trafficking network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">During the searches in Merseyside, officers recovered electronic devices, cash, and a &#8216;significant&#8217; quantity of class A drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Last night (May 20), a 47-year-old man from Hungary and a 32-year-old man from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/huyton\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Huyton<\/a> were both arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Simultaneously, in the Netherlands, authorities arrested five individuals; two men from the UK, and three men from Holland were arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 37-year-old man from Vauxhall, Liverpool has been arrested this evening, (Wednesday, May 21) on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All suspects have been taken to local police stations for questioning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a> Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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