A knife and cannisters of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, were discovered by officers at the scene of a car crash. Nottinghamshire Police attended the Nottingham Knight roundabout on the A52, near West Bridgford, on Thursday, January 26.
Officers were driving through the area at around 10:50pm when they witnessed a car crash into the side of a roundabout. The car sustained significant damage and the driver was issued with a traffic offence report (TOR) for driving without due care and attention.
The driver, a 19 year old man, opened the car boot whilst waiting to be recovered, which is when officers saw two dozen cannisters of nitrous oxide inside. A further search was then carried out of the car, which led to a knife and balloons being found.
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Police then arrested the driver on suspicion of possessing a knife in a public place and possessing a psychoactive substance with intent to supply. Inspector Sharon Powar, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Our officers certainly weren’t expecting to find what they did when they witnessed a car crash first-hand and tried to help.
“Nevertheless, this discovery should serve as a warning to anyone thinking of taking a knife out in public or dealing drugs on our streets that we will ultimately catch up with you. There is absolutely no excuse for anyone to carry a weapon in public, either on their person or in their vehicle. Doing this actually puts people far more at risk of coming to harm themselves."
She continued: "It is also important people understand that inhaling nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, isn’t just harmless fun but could actually put their health at risk. Selling these cannisters is a crime and anyone who does this should expect to be prosecuted.
“We have arrested a suspect in connection with this incident, but our inquiries are still ongoing so we’d ask anyone with information to call the police on 101, quoting incident 790 of 26 January 2023.”
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