TWO men have been arrested for suspected drug dealing in Worcester as police swooped on a city centre street.
Police with blue lights and sirens descended in force on a silver BMW in Deansway in Worcester at around 1.35pm today and made two arrests.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "At approximately 1.35pm today two men aged 31 and 25 years old were arrested in Deansway in Worcester for possession with intent to supply."
The BMW appeared to have been boxed in by West Mercia Police, including marked and unmarked cars, in Deansway near the entrance to Chapel Walk and the Crowngate Shopping Centre and opposite the Heart of Worcestershire College where a crowd of students gathered to watch.
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The road was partially blocked by a marked police car parked at an angle in front of the BMW although drivers were able to negotiate the obstruction with little difficulty, causing only minor delays.
Behind the suspect car was an unmarked van in front was a marked police van.
Meanwhile, officers opened all the doors of the car and the boot and conducted a thorough search, wearing forensic gloves.
Officers left the scene at around 1.50pm, leaving the BMW at the roadside with the windscreen covered in police tape.
Police officers were observed a short time later in Bromyard Road in St John's at an address opposite the baptist church.
It is understood activity at the St John's address may be linked to police activity in connection with the BMW in Deansway.
However, this has yet to be officially confirmed by West Mercia Police.
A marked police car was parked outside an address in Bromyard Road at around 2.30pm.
An unmarked car was also parked nearby as officers, again wearing blue forensic gloves, approached the door of a terraced house.
It has been a busy week for officers from West Mercia Police after they joined police forces up and down the country to support ‘Operation Sceptre’- a week long national campaign aimed at tackling knife crime.
During the week members of the public are being encouraged to drop off unwanted knives and blades in dedicated knife surrender bins to ensure they are disposed of safely and do not get in the wrong hands.
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