Drugs and weapons were seized as part of an operation to tackle the major issues affecting the city centre.
Police were patrolling Lower Parliament Street on Sunday 22 June, when they noticed some suspicious behaviour and discovered three lock knives, just before 8am.
Jack Ralph Heenan, aged 21, of no fixed address but originally from the Mansfield area, was arrested and charged for possession of a bladed article in a public place.
Officers then noticed further suspicious activity in Carrington Street and found crack cocaine and cannabis during a search just before 2am on Sunday 22 June.
Ronnie Alan Hodge, aged 45, of River View, Nottingham, was arrested and charged with possession of a Class A and Class B drug.
Officers also searched a 29-year-old man on Saturday 20 June just before midnight and found that he was in possession of cocaine. He was arrested for possession of a Class A drug.
On the same evening, in Collin Street, a 15-year-old boy was also stopped and searched where officers uncovered some cannabis. He was arrested for possession of a Class B drug.
A 19-year-old man was also arrested on Burton Street for being drunk and disorderly and also found to be smoking cannabis. He was further arrested for possession of a Class B drug.
Operation Reclaim was launched in April and is a partnership approach to tackling the major issues affecting the city centre, which includes drug dealing, drug taking and weapon carrying.
City Commander Superintendent Chris Pearson said:
“Our neighbourhood teams have always been in the city centre, uniformed and plain clothed, to tackle the issues affecting the public.
“What makes Operation Reclaim different is we are working very closely with partners to make the city as hostile as possible for criminals to operate.
“Using the Clear, Hold, Build, approach, we aim to clear the city of those causing the most harm and ensure the vacuum is not filled with other criminal activity, essentially making the city centre a no-go area for those who wish to commit crime.
“Having partners such as Framework, the Violence Reduction Partnership, the OPCC, It’s In Nottingham, and Nottingham City Council onboard, ensures that we can also offer further support to those caught up in crime rather than the operation just being enforcement-led.
“We are already seeing some excellent results and reductions in crime as a result of this ongoing operation, which hopefully will make people feel safer in Nottingham.
“This is what drives us as a police team. We want people to feel safe living, working and visiting our city.
“I cannot be clearer – and the results show for themselves – come into the city to take drugs, deal drugs, carry weapons and cause anti-social behaviour, and you will be arrested and charged, and we won’t hesitate to put restrictions in place so you cannot come back in again. It really is that simple.”