He was arrested from Normanton Road in Basingstoke (Image: Google Street View)
A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug and knife offences after officers carried out a proactive patrol in Basingstoke.
Officers from the Basingstoke Priority Crime Team were patrolling the Oakridge area at around 11pm on Tuesday, August 20, when they spotted suspicious and drug-related activity and searched a man in a field near Normanton Road.
Officers found 16 wraps of suspected Class A drugs, drug paraphernalia, cash and three knives. All of the items were seized.
A 45-year-old man from Basingstoke was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a Class A drug and possessing a knife blade or pointed article in a public place.
He remains in custody while enquiries continue.
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