A MAN from St Helens has been charged by police after a firearm was found in Liverpool.

Four men have been charged following the recovery of the firearm in Toxteth on the night of Thursday, March 11.

Among them is 24-year-old James McGlade, from St Helens.

McGlade, of Lower Hall Street, St Helens, has been charged with selling or transferring a prohibited weapon.

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Meanwhile, Thomas Lawler, 23, of Corinto Street, Toxteth has been charged with selling or transferring a prohibited weapon and possession of ammunition

Sefer Allushi, 26, of no fixed address and Erald Sida, 31, of Nursery Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, were also both charged with selling or transferring a prohibited weapon and possession of a firearm.

The four men will all appear at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court this morning (Saturday, March 13).

Two other people, a 50-year-old man from Toxteth and a 45-year-old woman from Gateacre have been released under investigation.