DETECTIVES are still questioning three men following dawn raids across Merseyside yesterday.

Police arrested 11 people on suspicion of firearms offences and money laundering.

The three still being interviewed are a 32-year-old man from Moreton, a 24-year-old man from Liverpool city centre and 20-year-old man from Garston.

Eight others have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.

They are: a 24-year-old man from Garston, a 51-year-old woman from Garston, a 20-year-old man from Garston, a 22-year-old man from Liverpool city centre, a 24-year-old man from Old Swan, a 51-year-old man from Childwall, a 23-year-old man from Liverpool city centre and a 19-year-old woman from Liverpool city centre.

Those arrested have been taken to police stations across Merseyside where they will be interviewed by detectives.