Police have seized £3,000 worth of cannabis from a man in Oldfield Park after calls from neighbours about anti-social behaviour.

Officers were sent to the Memorial Gardens at Shaftesbury Road on Tuesday night after people living nearby complained about nuisance youths and street drinking.

Police searched an 18-year-old and found 15g of cannabis on him, as well as self-sealing plastic bags. The teenager was arrested for intent to supply and a further search of his home found a set of weighing scales and 500g of cannabis with a street value of around £3,000.

Anti-social behviour in and around the Memorial Gardens was raised at the recent PACT meeting. Following the discussions and debates amongst local residents, increasing the patrols in the area was agreed as a PACT priority. This shows the Police’s commitment to the priorities given to them by the local community. One phone call informing us of an issue at Memorial Gardens has led the Police to a significant drugs seizure in an area we are targeted to protect.

All members of the public are encouraged to attend the forthcoming PACT meeting on 4th November 2009 at 6:30 pm at St Alphage’s Hall, Oldfield Lane and give us your views on local priorities.