Nottinghamshire Police continued its blitz on serious organised crime after two warrants were executed.
Officers arrested three suspects and seized quantities of drugs and cash during two simultaneous house raids in Bulwell today (Monday 14 November 2022).
The enforcement was under the umbrella of the force’s wider activity to tackle knife crime during the national Operation Sceptre this week – with drug crime often going hand-in-hand with knife crime.
Members of the Gedling and City North Operation Reacher teams, as well as Bestwood neighbourhood policing team colleagues, were all involved in executing the warrants at addresses in Hoefield Crescent and Brora Road.
Sergeant James Carrington, of the Gedling Reacher team, said: “We often find drug-related crime can go hand-in-hand with violence and weapons, such as knives. That’s why we are committed to using every tactic at our disposal to keep our communities safe from the harm caused by these related crimes.
“While we didn’t recover any weapons during this warrant, we did find significant amounts of drugs and cash and managed to stop a suspected drug dealer in his tracks.
“As a force we treat drug and knife offences with the utmost severity and work tirelessly day and night to prevent crime, using a mixture of education, positive engagement and enforcement, to keep our streets safe and bring offenders to justice.
“Today’s activity was an excellent example of officers working together and acting on intelligence to tackle issues our communities have told us matter most to them.
“I can assure people we will continue to act on information and we want those seeking to carry out criminal activities to know we are coming for them and we will catch them and bring them to justice.”
Two men, both aged 37, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class B drug following today’s warrants. An 18-year-old man was also detained on suspicion of conspiring to supply a Class B drug. Inquiries remain ongoing.
If you have suspicions about criminal activity in the area where you live then please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Young people can also pass on information about crime completely anonymously, using a secure online form, through the youth service Fearless – which is a part of Crimestoppers.
The Fearless website offers young people non-judgemental advice so they can make informed decisions about reporting crime. The service also engages with and educates young people about the consequences of their choices around crime.
