Series of raids leads to quadruple drugs arrest

Four suspects were arrested when officers investigating a drugs supply conspiracy raided six properties.

Simultaneous warrants were executed at addresses in Arnold, Basford and Aspley last Friday (31 January).

Three buildings in Rolleston Drive, Arnold, as well as homes in Western Boulevard, Basford, Hawthorn Crescent, Arnold, and Woodrow Avenue, Aspley, were all visited by officers.

That’s after police received intelligence suggesting the properties had links to the storage and sale of cocaine and cannabis across Nottingham.

Quantities of cocaine, cannabis and cash were all duly seized by the policing teams executing the warrants, while four suspects were detained in the process.

Officers from the Gedling South neighbourhood policing, county priority tasking and tactical support group (TSG) teams were all involved in the day of action.

Four men – aged 22, 35, 40 and 41 – were all subsequently arrested on suspicion of conspiring to supply Class A drugs.

The 22-year-old was additionally arrested on suspicion of conspiring to supply Class B drugs, possessing criminal property and possessing cannabis.

Police further arrested the 41-year-old man on suspicion of possessing with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs and possessing criminal property, while the 40-year-old suspect was additionally arrested for possessing Class A drugs.

Detective Inspector Andrea Brown, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:

“This represented a great example of our policing teams taking positive action after receiving reports of potential drug activity in our force area.

“Six simultaneous warrants were executed in direct response to this intelligence, which should signify to the public how much of a priority it is for us to keep drugs out of our communities.

“As a direct result of this enforcement, we were able to seize quantities of cocaine, cannabis and cash we suspect was raised through criminal activity.

“Four suspects were also arrested, so this proved to be a good job all-round, that really demonstrated the importance of us working with the community to target crime locally.”