A man was arrested after a rocket launcher was found at a cannabis farm.
Police raided an address on Windy Arbour Road, Whiston on October 10. Inside the property, officers located a large cannabis farm with "ready for sale" cannabis.
During the search, specially trained officers were called to the scene after a "military grade" rocket launcher was discovered. The weapon was found to have been decommissioned and was being kept as a "souvenir".
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It was also found that the electrics to the property had been bridged, making them unsafe. A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis, possession with intent to supply and a weapons offence.
A statement from Merseyside Police said: "Officers attended an address yesterday on Windy Arbour Road during which a cannabis farm was located along with a large amount of ready for sale cannabis. The electrics to the property were also bridged and had to be made safe by Scottish Power.
"During the search, officers were surprised to locate what appeared to be a military grade Rocket Launcher and therefore specially trained officers were called to the scene to examine the weapon. Thankfully, the weapon had previously been decommissioned and was therefore safe with no projectile – it had been kept only as a souvenir. It has now been seized by officers.
"One adult male aged 38 was arrested on suspicion of Production of Cannabis, Possession with Intent to Supply and a weapons offence. He was taken to custody for questioning."
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