South Yorkshire police officers find man carrying drugs and knuckleduster in street

A man was arrested after being found with drugs and a knuckleduster on a South Yorkshire street.
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Officers patrolling Rotherham town centre stopped and searched and man and found him with cannabis, cash, a phone and a knuckleduster.

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South Yorkshire Police said the items were seized and he was arrested and later charged.

A man was found with drugs and a knuckleduster when stopped by South Yorkshire police officersA man was found with drugs and a knuckleduster when stopped by South Yorkshire police officers
A man was found with drugs and a knuckleduster when stopped by South Yorkshire police officers
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Officers have the right to stop and search people if they have reasonable grounds to suspect they are carrying items including illegal drugs, weapons, stolen property or items which could be used to commit crime.

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