POLICE arrested two Whiston men suspected of supplying cocaine during a day of action.

During a day of action as part of Operation Athena in Knowsley on Wednesday, May 3, Merseyside Police made seven arrests, seized drugs, cash and recovered a viable firearm at various locations in the borough.

Operation Athena is a proactive policing operation that aims to disrupt organised crime across Knowsley and reassure communities following an injury shooting on Brookwood Road, Huyton, on Tuesday, May 2.

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Among the arrests were four made after officers suspected that the occupants of a vehicle being driven on Knowsley Lane were involved in drugs supply, at around 8.30pm on Wednesday.

After stopping the car on Liverpool Road, officers arrested four men - two 34-year-old men from Whiston and Kirkby; a 42-year-old man from Tuebrook; and a 39-year-old from Halewood.

They were all arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and acquiring/using/possessing criminal property.

Cash and mobile phones were also seized from the vehicle.

All four suspects remain in police custody.