Man detained and searched after he offered a police officer drugs in Northampton

A man in his 40s got more than he bargained for when he approached a police officer in plain clothes and offered him drugs
By Megan Hillery
Published 30th Oct 2020, 13:10 BST
Updated 30th Oct 2020, 13:14 BST
The police officer in plain clothing was approached last night (October 29) and offered drugs.The police officer in plain clothing was approached last night (October 29) and offered drugs.
The police officer in plain clothing was approached last night (October 29) and offered drugs.

A police officer wearing plain clothes was approached in College Street, Northampton at about 10.50pm last night (29 October) by a man in his 40s and offered drugs.

The man was detained and searched but no drugs were found on him.

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The officer patrolling the area in plain clothes was part of the Northampton neighbourhood Team’s proactive policing model, which sees both uniformed and plain-clothed police officers patrolling the town regularly.

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Northampton Neighbourhood Police Team tweeted this morning: “Believe it or not, a male approached one of our officers last night offering to supply him drugs. If you think you can come to our town to deal drugs, you’d be wrong.

“Our cops are patrolling in uniform AND plain clothes. Criminality will be disrupted.”

Perhaps this will make drug dealers think twice about offering drugs to people.