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Police have taken out two cannabis grows overnight preventing harmful drugs from hitting the streets. Officers attended reports of two disturbances in Worksop on Wednesday night (31 May 2023), at addresses in Cresswell Street and Cheapside.
A residential property has been closed by police after repeated complaints about drug dealing, violence and antisocial behaviour. The property, in Beechwood Court, Skegby, had been the subject of dozens of complaints by local residents and the site of numerous criminal incidents, including a serious assault.
Police closed down two cannabis factories and arrested two people after executing early morning warrants. Officers broke through the front door of a property in Lemont Road in Forest Town, Mansfield, on Monday 22 May. Two rooms were being used in the property to grow cannabis and the electricity had been bypassed.
Response officers arrested two suspected drug dealers after pulling a car over. Police were patrolling the St Ann’s area at around 2.15am on Sunday (21 May) when they spotted a car being driven erratically. After following the vehicle for a short period, officers stopped the car in Richmond Avenue, St Ann’s.
Police arrested two people when they found a bin bag full of suspected mamba after executing a warrant at an address in Clifton. Officers attended an address in Porter Close at around 2.45pm on Wednesday 17 May. A search of the property took place and a white bin bag containing a large quantity of vegetable matter suspected to be mamba was recovered in the lounge.
Police discovered a large cannabis factory in the loft and bedrooms of a house after concerns were raised by neighbours. More than 300 plants and bags full of the Class B drug were found when officers raided the property in Bilborough on Sunday (14 May). The City West neighbourhood policing team was alerted to the grow by a neighbour who had noticed a water leak spreading into her own property.
Residents in a close-knit community are being asked to work in partnership with the police to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. Additional officers have recently been patrolling the area as officers respond to concerns about antisocial behaviour and drug-related offending.
A large cannabis grow in a house has been successfully dismantled by the police. Officers were called to the property after receiving reports a cannabis grow had been discovered inside. After attending the house in Beech Avenue, Mapperley, at around 2.10pm on Monday (8 May), response officers carried out a search.
Police have arrested a suspected drug dealer and weapon carrier who kept some of his stash in a sweet tin. Officers carried out an early morning warrant at an address in Welstead Avenue in Aspley on Thursday 11 May. Police smashed the door of the property just after 7am and searched the two-bedroomed house.
A wanted man failed to outrun police officers who spotted him whilst patrolling the streets. Response officers recognised Aaron Lancaster as they passed him in a police car in Main Street, Bulwell, on Saturday (6 May 2023). The 32-year-old’s image was circulated to police colleagues after he failed to appear in court over drug offences.
Police worked closely with fire service colleagues to locate and shut down a cannabis factory. Officers were alerted to the grow inside a flat in Mansfield Road, Sherwood Rise, by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service at around 12.15am on Wednesday (10 May).
Police on patrol managed to seize multiple wraps of suspected crack cocaine after pursuing and arresting a suspect. Officers from the Bassetlaw neighbourhood policing team were driving through the Worksop area when they saw someone acting suspiciously.
Police raided a home after responding to concerns about drug dealing in the neighbourhood. Officers discovered large amounts of heroin and cocaine when they executed a warrant at the property in Orange Gardens, The Meadows, on Thursday (4 May).
Multiple police teams worked together to carry out a drugs raid after receiving vital information from members of the public. Officers from the City North neighbourhood policing team, City North Operation Reacher team, dog section, drone team and response executed the warrant at a home in Rosecroft Drive, Sherwood, on Wednesday (3 May) at around 1.35pm.
Drugs and cash were seized as three people were arrested in a morning raid. Officers acting on intelligence forced entry to a property in Primrose Way, Worksop, shortly before 9am today (Friday). A significant amount of cash and a large quantity of suspected crack cocaine were recovered from inside.
Three drug dealers have been jailed after police read dozens of encrypted messages between them and their suppliers. Jerome O’Connor, Jahvan Morris and Abdul Aziz conspired to bring tens-of-thousands-of-pounds-worth of cocaine onto the streets of Nottinghamshire.
Police are using banning orders to stop some of the most prolific shoplifters and drug addicts from stepping foot in the city centre. Op Compass, made up of plain clothed and uniformed officers, have already successfully taken out five recent Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs).
A prolific shoplifter tried to evade arrest by sneaking into a barber shop for a haircut. Officers knew something wasn’t right when the 46-year-old ducked into a barber shop when he saw police coming. In seconds he was back on Radford Road to explain why he had a shopping bag full of hair products.
Organised crime group members who ran a drug operation supplying heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and cannabis within Nottinghamshire have been brought to justice. The criminal network was involved in the supply of controlled drugs through three distinct mobile phone lines, known as ‘drug lines’, which were used to take orders and sell drugs.
Police discovered a large cannabis factory in an abandoned vets surgery after responding to tip-offs from members of the public. Officers found over 500 plants when they raided the building in Dunkirk Road, Dunkirk, Nottingham, yesterday (20 April) at around 8am.
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