Nottingham Post

Car full of drugs stopped by police

FORCE TRACKS DOWN SUSPECT ON M1 WITHIN MINUTES

- By RUCSANDRA MOLDOVEANU

POLICE pulled over a car packed full of cannabis plants and arrested a suspect at the roadside.

The discovery was made after they were called to reports of a burglary in Stapleford.

The front door of a house in Ryecroft Street was wide open when officers arrived at around 2.40am yesterday.

A search of the premises found large quantities of cannabis growing in multiple rooms.

Bags full of cropped cannabis plants were also found, while the electricit­y supply had also been bypassed.

Within 10 minutes, police tracked down a vehicle of interest travelling north on the M1 and brought it to a stop at Junction 29, near Chesterfie­ld.

Around 100 cropped cannabis plants were subsequent­ly found packed into bags at the back of the car, along with two axes.

A 25-year-old man was at that point arrested on suspicion of cultivatin­g cannabis, burglary, and possessing an offensive weapon in public.

Inspector Mike Ebbins, District Commander for Broxtowe, said: “This was a great example of our policing colleagues working in tandem to get a positive result – all within a few minutes of us being called.

“After attending reports of a burglary, it quickly became apparent that the property was being used to grow cannabis and that some of these plants had been taken.

“Our response teams then worked closely with roads policing officers in Derbyshire to track down and pull over a vehicle of interest on the motorway.

“As a result of this quick action, we were able to seize large quantities of Class B drugs, both in the car and back at a house in Stapleford, while also arresting a suspect in the process.

“It has been said many times before, but cannabis production is by no means a victimless crime.

“On the contrary, it attracts nothing but trouble to areas, while also posing a very real fire risk to neighbouri­ng properties, due to electricit­y being dangerousl­y bypassed.

“We don’t want to see these grows anywhere near our communitie­s, so we’d ask anyone with any informatio­n or concerns about potential drug activity in their area to call us on 101.

“People can also get in touch with Crimestopp­ers on 0800 555 111, where informatio­n can be reported anonymousl­y.”

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NOTTINGHAM­SHIRE POLICE Around 100 cropped cannabis plants were found in the car

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