A number of arrests for drug-related offences have been made across Bristol. Neighbourhood policing teams have been working to disrupt and apprehend suspected dealers and to prevent anti-social behaviour by drug users.
In east Bristol, officers have stopped several men and boys and recovered significant quantities of drugs and cash along with a number of knives and mobile phones. The work, which included officers in uniform and plain clothes, came after residents raised concerns of people selling drugs in public places, in particular the Stapleton Road area.
Five of those arrested have since been charged with offences including being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, possessing with intent to supply Class and Class B drugs, possessing offensive weapons and possessing criminal property. They have all been remanded into custody after appearing at Bristol Magistrates’ Court.
