A driver who was in the country illegally was caught out after an unexpected encounter with an unmarked police car in Bulwell.

The 26-year-old man was driving along Hucknall Lane in Bulwell when he cut up the crew of an unmarked police car.

Shortly after being pulled over on the evening of September 24, the man was found to be in the country illegally, having been deported in June of this year.

He has now been removed from the country for a second time.

A driver who was in the country illegally was caught out after an unexpected encounter with an unmarked police car.

placeholder image — A driver who was in the country illegally was caught out after an unexpected encounter with an unmarked police car.

The officers were in the area as part of Operation Highways, a regular roads policing operation that sees specialist resources deployed in large numbers to specific neighbourhood areas for one month at a time.

Once in place, the Roads Policing and Roads Crime Team officers can use their specialist skills and equipment to target known offenders and crack down on problem driving.

During the course of the operation in September, 108 traffic offence reports were issued for a range of offences, including speeding, careless driving, driving without a seatbelt and mobile phone use.

A total of 79 vehicles were seized and five weapons were also taken off the streets of the City North area.

Thirty-nine people were arrested for a range of offences and 45 files were submitted for prosecution.

Drugs were also seized on five different occasions, including later that evening when a vehicle of interest was pulled over, also in Hucknall Lane.

The driver, a 34-year-old man, was found to be in possession of multiple deal bags of cocaine. A flick knife was also discovered during a subsequent search.

He was arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply and possessing a bladed article.

Detective Inspector Jamie Moore, head of roads policing, said: "Roads policing officers have a particular set of skills that are invaluable when it comes to identifying and apprehending criminal suspects, from the advanced camera systems embedded within their vehicles to their ability to conduct high-speed pursuits.

"They also have access to high-performance unmarked vehicles, which are absolutely the last thing you want to cut up if you’re in the country illegally or otherwise up to no good."