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Lee Grimsditch

Designer clothes, cocaine and £10,000 cash seized during police raid

Officers from Merseyside Police seized a major haul during an early morning raid.

Police seized designer clothing, cash and cocaine after executing a warrant on an address in Lydiate on Friday morning as part of Operation Pelican.

During a search of the property, police said they discovered a substantial amount of cocaine and an estimated £10,000 in cash.

Other items were seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act including a large amount of designer clothing.

Police photographs taken during the raid show bundles of bank notes alongside wraps of cocaine.

Designer clothing items seized include trainers and other items of clothing by bands such as Nike, The North Face, Hugo Boss and Berghaus.

Next to the seized clothing at the address were also framed images of Louis Vuitton, Prada and Hip Hop legend Biggie Smalls.

Posting on social media following the successful warrant, a spokesperson for Sefton Police said: "WARRANT EXECUTION - Operation Pelican officers have this morning executed a warrant in the #Lydiate area.

An estimated £10,000 cash was seized during the raid (Merseyside Police)

"During this search officers uncovered a substantial amount of cocaine and cash estimated to be £10,000.

Designer clothing items by bands such as Nike, The North Face, Hugo Boss and Berghaus. (Merseyside Police)

"Due to items found officers have seized assets in the house under POCA legislation where they seized a large amount of designer clothing amongst other items #OpPelican ".

A substantial amount of cocaine was also seized (Merseyside Police)

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