Lock knives and suspected drugs seized from Wakefield city centre cyclist
Police seized two lock knives and suspected Class A drugs after arresting a man on a pushbike in Wakefield city centre today.
The man tried to evade police after spotting police live facial recognition vans today. (Aug 6)
He was stopped and searched and police found 70 wraps of suspected Class A drugs and two lock knives.
The man is also wanted by the District Safeguarding Team for offences relating to domestic abuse.
Police said his prison release licence has been revoked.
A second man who is linked to a number of residential thefts was also arrested after he tried to evade officers.
Both men remain in custody pending investigations.
Wakefield Central Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) have been working with West Yorkshire Police Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Team over the past two days.
Inspector Paul Fraser, of Wakefield Central NPT: said: "Both of the men arrested today took obvious evasive action on seeing the presence of the marked Live Facial Recognition police vans. NPT officers quickly recognised this and acted accordingly.
"Central NPT officers are in the city centre every day of the week, maximising opportunities to bring those intent on causing harm to our community to justice.
"We are determined to ensure that Wakefield continues to be the safest city in the region"