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Pair arrested as laughing gas and knife seized

Google A street view of Coningswath Road in Carlton, from the junction of Cavendish Road.Google
The car was parked in Coningswath Road on Sunday

Police have arrested two men after "large bottles" of nitrous oxide and a knife was found in a parked car.

Patrol officers noticed steamed-up windows in the car, which was parked in Coningswath Road, Carlton, Nottinghamshire, on Sunday at 01:45 BST.

The force said they were "greeted by the smell of cannabis", prompting a search which led to the discovery of so-called laughing gas, balloons, a knife and a "small quantity of cannabis".

Two men, aged 19 and 20, were arrested on suspicion of possessing with intent to supply nitrous oxide, possessing a knife in public, and possessing Class B drugs.

Nottinghamshire Police Two images next to each other showing four large nitrous oxide cannisters on the left and the cannisters inside a cardboard box inside a carNottinghamshire Police
Police seized bottles of nitrous oxide, which was made a Class C drug by the government in 2023

Police said one of the occupants of the car attempted to run away before they were stopped and a "burner-style phone" was retrieved.

Both men have been released on bail pending further inquiries.

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