Warrants were executed at addresses in Upton, Poulton, Prenton and Noctorum. Drugs mixing agents, a large quantity of cash, 5,000 cigarettes and a number of high value watches were recovered.
The following men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A controlled drugs between March and June 2020.
A 45-year-old man from Upton
A 37-year-old man from Prenton
A 40-year-old man from Prenton
A 23-year-old man from Birkenhead
A 67-year-old man from Upton All five have been taken into custody where they will be questioned by detectives. The arrests form part of the Merseyside Police response to Operation Venetic, a national investigation into the use of encrypted mobile devices, commonly referred to as Encrochat.