A man has been charged after a sawn-off shotgun was recovered during an open land search.
The double-barrelled shotgun was recovered alongside "viable" ammunition on a footpath by Ingoe Lane, Kirkby, on Friday, May 14 last year. Officers at the time said the weapon, with a shortened barrel, would be sent for forensic testing to assess if it was linked to other criminal shootings.
Today Merseyside Police announced Thang Trung Hoang, 43, of Neptune Street in London, has now been charged with possession of a shortened shotgun and possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.
