Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) conducted searches during an operation at a Liverpool car dealership today.
Wearing facemasks to protect against coronavirus, the officers could be seen checking the boots of cars on the Wavertree Car Centre showroom car park and appearing to speak to staff.
Witnesses described officers carrying bags of items out of the centre into NCA vehicles.
Alongside officers wearing NCA branded uniforms, a Merseyside Police Matrix van and other officers from the force were visible at the scene.
Merseyside Police confirmed it had assisted with the operation but a spokesman said the activity was led by the NCA.
A member of staff at the car centre, on Wavertree High Street, said he could not comment when asked what was going on by an ECHO reporter.
A National Crime Agency spokesman said: “On 15 June NCA officers arrested a man in his 30s at an address in Wavertree, Liverpool, as part of an ongoing investigation. As enquiries are continuing we are unable to comment further.”
