Suspected Bulwell drugs operation uncovered after police petrol station stop
Response officers carrying out a routine visit at a petrol station followed their noses when they smelt cannabis – and uncovered what appeared to be a drugs operation.
Two officers were in Camberley Road in Bulwell on November 10 at around 11.40pm when they noticed a man fuelling up his car.
They could smell a strong stench of cannabis coming from the vehicle and decided to investigate.
Following a vehicle search, they found a large bundle of cash, totalling £905, and a large quantity of cannabis stuffed in a blue tube.
The man's mobile phone also revealed a cannabis menu with a price list.
A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a class B drug (cannabis), concerned in the supply of class A drugs (cocaine), possession of criminal property and drug driving.
Chief Inspector Anwaar Ahmed, said: "This was a fantastic piece of detection work by two response officers attending a petrol station.
"They were right to follow their noses where they uncovered not only a large quantity of cash and cannabis but a mobile phone revealing some very incriminating evidence.
"Drug crime is a complete blight on our local communities, often linked to knife crime, anti-social behaviour, and serious organised criminality.
"We are very strong in our stance. We will use all the powers at our disposal to ensure you are caught and prosecuted to rid our neighbourhoods of this type of behaviour.
"We now look forward to progressing this investigation and uncovering the full scale of this operation."