Police recover cocaine and firearm in Tesco car park vehicle stop

Two men have appeared in court after police found drugs and a prohibited firearm.

Acting on intelligence, officers stopped a Vauxhall Insignia in the car park of Tesco Extra, in Jennison Street, Bulwell, shortly before 6pm on Saturday (6 December) and recovered a vacuum bag containing cannabis.

The driver was searched and a small amount of white powder, believed to be cocaine, was discovered.

An address linked to the driver, in Vernon Road, Basford, was searched and further quantities of cannabis were seized, along with a firearm.

Following enquiries, officers searched a second property in Aspley Lane, Bobbers Mill, and found a significant amount of white powder and white rock believed to be crack cocaine. A large amount of cash and a diazepam, a controlled Class C substance, were also found and seized.

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Enquiries relating to other items seized during the searches remain ongoing.

Ervin Doksani, aged 41, of no fixed address, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a Class B drug, possession of a Section 5 prohibited firearm, possession of criminal property, knowingly entering the UK in breach of a deportation order, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.

Sandor Nagy, aged 29, of Aspley Lane, Bobbers Mill, Nottingham, has been charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug, two counts of possession with intent to supply a Class B drug and possession of criminal property.

Both men appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday (8 December) and were remanded into custody. They are next due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 6 January.

Detective Sergeant Adam Rose, of Nottinghamshire Police’s City CID team, said:

“Tackling serious and organised crime is an absolute priority for us. Drug supply and serious violence are often inextricably linked, as shown by the prohibited firearm recovered as part of this investigation. 

“I want to reassure the people of Nottinghamshire that we will continue our work to remove dangerous weapons and harmful drugs from our streets.

“This was an excellent bit of police work by neighbourhood officers and a team of detectives will now continue the investigation.”