Knives and drugs seized after officers break up suspected alleyway deal

The force’s knife crime team seized two blades and made an arrest after spotting a suspected drug deal.

Officers from the specialist team were out patrolling the Radford area when an individual aroused their suspicions.

Believing they could be about to try and buy drugs, police followed them down an alleyway running behind Myrtle Avenue.

Officers at that point witnessed what looked like a drug deal taking place – so they quickly moved in and detained a suspect.

This took place around 12.25pm on Wednesday (30 October), with knife crime team officers then conducting a search.

A large combat style lock knife was recovered from the suspect, along with a bundle containing bulk amounts of cocaine and heroin.

Large quantities of cash, a burner phone and weighing scales were also seized from the individual.

Further searches were then conducted of the surrounding area, with a second lock knife and more wraps of Class A drugs found in a nearby garden.

An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife in a public place and possessing with intent to supply Class A drugs.

PC Glen Fitzgerald, of Nottinghamshire Police’s knife crime team, said:

“This incident perfectly exemplified exactly why our team exists and why the patrols we carry out are so important.

“By being out in the community as we were, we were able to take action when we spotted some activity that aroused our suspicions.

“It is not uncommon for us as a team to focus on those we suspect of being involved in the supply of drugs, as we do often find these individuals to be carrying knives when we stop them.

“In this case, we were able to seize not just one – but two – blades, while also recovering large quantities of Class A drugs in the process.

“As our team’s name would suggest, our main priority is to take weapons off our streets, so to be able to do that, seize drugs, and make an arrest too, represents a cracking result.”