Two men arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after car stopped in Birmingham
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences after proactive police officers spotted a suspicious vehicle.
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The officers from the Proactive Crime Team in Birmingham were on patrol on Sunday in Handsworth when they spotted the vehicle on Albert Road at around midday.
After stopping and searching the vehicle, they uncovered drugs and growing equipment and arrested two men aged 41 and 22 on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply, and for the cultivation of cannabis.
West Midlands Police confirmed that the two men had remained in custody for questioning.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences in Birmingham.
"Officers from our Proactive Crime Team in Birmingham, Op Skybridge, spotted a suspicious vehicle in Albert Road, Handsworth, at around midday yesterday (Sunday).
"After the vehicle was stopped and searched, officers from the team arrested two men aged 41 and 22 for possession of drugs with intent to supply, and for the cultivation of cannabis.
"Drugs were seized from the vehicle along with growing equipment.
"The two men remain in custody for questioning.
"Op Skybridge officers continue to carry out proactive enforcement across Birmingham, where they target offenders and disrupt crime."
