A teenager who crossed the road after spotting a police dog was stopped by officers and found to be carrying drugs.
The 19-year-old roused the officers’ suspicions by deliberately moving away from them in Long Row, Nottingham, on Saturday night (6 August 2022).
The patrol was part of a police operation called Operation Guardian, which sees uniformed and plain-clothed officers go on regular proactive searches for illegal drugs in Nottingham city centre.
They arrested the teenager on suspicion of possession of class A and B drugs after carrying out a search and finding substances thought to be cannabis and cocaine.
He was taken into custody for questioning and later released under investigation while tests are carried out on the substances seized by the officers.
Operation Guardian is now well established in the city centre and is highly successful in tackling drugs and reducing violence which is often associated with drug use and dealing in the night time economy.
Sergeant Graham Whitt, who leads the operation, said: “The production and supply of illegal drugs blights our communities and we will continue to take action against anyone involved in drug dealing.”
