Man arrested after drugs and fake handgun seized in Stoke-on-Trent

By Sarah Garner 18th Apr 2024

Police searched a 63-year-old man and found monkey dust and a fake handgun yesterday (Staffordshire Police).
Police searched a 63-year-old man and found monkey dust and a fake handgun yesterday (Staffordshire Police).

A man has been arrested after police found monkey dust and a realistic fake handgun in Stoke-on-Trent.

Police were called to Lamb Street, Hanley, at around 12.25pm yesterday (17 April), when a man was seen with drugs in the area.

Police searched the man and found monkey dust and a fake black handgun.

A 63-year-old man, of no fixed abode, has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm in a public place and possession of a controlled class B drug.

He remains in custody.

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