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Car Seized After CCTV Spots Suspected Drug Deal In Newport

A car has been seized by police, after CCTV footage picked up what appeared to be a suspected drug deal in Newport.

Officers said they were called to the car park at Furrlongs after colleagues in the control room alerted them to a potential drug deal.

Posting on Facebook, Isle of Wight Police said:

"We located the vehicle and carried out 3 Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act searches (negative on this occasion).

"However as an aside it turns out that the driver has no licence and no insurance, so the vehicle was seized."

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Posted by Isle of Wight Police on Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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