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Plain clothes police in Nottingham city overhear drug deal underway

A man was arrested after two police officers, who were patrolling Nottingham city centre in plain clothes, overheard him trying to conduct a suspected drugs deal.

The two officers were walking along St James Street in the early hours of Sunday (13 October) when they recognised a man who was stood in a doorway.

He was holding a small clear bag that appeared to contain a white substance, which the officers suspected was cocaine.

They then heard the man say to two other people: “Do you want to buy it then?”

The plain clothes officers identified themselves as the police and the suspected dealer tried to run off. However he failed to get far and he was quickly detained by the two officers.

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The 20-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and taken into custody for questioning.

He has since been bailed with conditions while further investigation work is carried out.
Sergeant Jono Pothercary, of the City Centre neighbourhood policing team, based at Byron House, said:

“This was a fantastic example of our teams using some of the different tactics available to us, in this instance by deploying plain-clothed officers, to catch offenders unaware.

“Tackling drug-related crime is a key priority for us and this arrest shows we are committed to doing all we can to make the city centre a safe place to live, work and visit.

“We will continue to carry out proactive patrols. That said, we also rely on information received from the public and I would urge anyone who sees something suspicious or has information that could aid our efforts to crackdown on crime to report it to us on 101 or speak to an officer on patrol.”

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