A large sum of money and bags of drugs were found dumped in a coffee jar in a drainpipe in Bootle.
Police were called to Akenside Road at around 2.15pm yesterday.
Officers were near a disused railway line, with police dogs, and saw "several suspicious characters".
A Facebook post by Sefton Police reads: "Drugs and cash found near to #Bootle park! Local PCSOs asked for assistance from @merpoldogs (the force's police dogs section) on a nearby disused railway line after seeing several suspicious characters run away from them as they approached.
"The substantial haul, containing several wraps of brown powder, was found in a coffee jar in a drainpipe. #BootlePCSOs #Litherland #Seaforth"
Anyone who has information relating to a crime should contact Merseyside Police on 0151 777 5747, @MerPolCC on Twitter, or 101.
You can also Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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