Two arrested and drugs seized after car seen swerving across road in Woodthorpe

Police arrested two people and seized deal bags of suspected cocaine in Woodthorpe after spotting a car swerving across the road in the early hours.

Officers were on patrol in Breck Hill Road at around 3.15am on Monday (16) when they observed the vehicle.

- Advertisement -

Due to the standard of driving, the response officers pulled the car over and found a man and a woman were inside.

A bag containing suspected cocaine was immediately found in the footwell of the car and the pair were arrested.

During further searches of the vehicle, multiple deal bags of cocaine were recovered, along with empty deal bags.

Cash, a mobile phone and further drugs paraphernalia were also seized.

A man, aged 33, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug, possession of a Class A drug, driving while unfit through drugs and driving without insurance.

A 43-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug and possession of a Class A drug.

Inspector Steve King, local area commander for Gedling, said: “Response teams and other patrolling officers are always alert to vehicles being driven suspiciously or in a substandard manner.

“The suspicions of the officers who spotted this car were proved to be spot on.

- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

“The driver was suspected to be unfit through drugs and we believe the car was being used to transport and sell on Class A drugs.”

Recommended

Get the latest headlines, features and analysis that matter to you by signing up to our daily newsletter here. You can also get all your favourite content from Gedling Eye on WhatsApp. Click here to stay up to date with the latest news

If you have a news story for our team email us at news@gedlingeye.co.uk

Follow Gedling Eye on social media:

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Most Popular

- Advertisement -

Featured

- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -