Drugs seized and officers assaulted in an afternoon in Piccadilly Gardens

This afternoon (Tuesday 6 February) Operation Vulcan and local neighbourhood officers deployed to Piccadilly Gardens to conduct high visibility patrols as part of their crack down on criminality in the area.

In an attempt to make off from police, a suspected drug dealer assaulted two officers.

Amidst all of this, officers recovered 31 wraps of cocaine and three snap bags of heroin from the suspect.

He has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker. He remains in police custody for questioning.

Inspector Dan Cullum from Operation Vulcan said: “Drugs cause an untold amount of harm and disruption in our communities so removing this many wraps of cocaine and heroin from just one individual is a great result.

“Our staff work tirelessly day in day out to drive out the criminality from Piccadilly Gardens and work to safeguard those who are at risk of exploitation, but each day they are often faced with volatile individuals and put into difficult situations. This type of behaviour is unacceptable and we will continue to remove these type of people from our streets.

“Through a combination of hotspot patrolling and community intelligence we’re able to make a real difference in the area. If you have any information about drugs in the Piccadilly Gardens area or city centre, please do get in touch with us. You can contact police on 101, or via the reporting section of our site at gmp.police.uk. Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.”