A samurai sword and cannabis were found as police raided homes in Merseyside.
Merseyside Police along with a specialised organised crime unit raided homes in Bootle and Liverpool on Monday, October 5, after an investigation into conspiracy to supply drugs and firearms and money laundering.
After entering the homes police found a samurai sword and a quantity of cannabis.
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Two men, aged 44 and 31, from Bootle and a 41 year old man, from Liverpool, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and money laundering.
They have been taken to a local police station for questioning.
The arrests come part of the national Operation Venetic.
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