Police say criminal activity at the property was having a 'huge negative impact' on the area
A house where weapons and drugs have been found has been sealed off.
Police said they had worked with Ashfield District Council to secure a closure order on the property in Warnadene Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. During the past year officers said they had received reports of drug dealing and searches had found Class A and B drugs, as well as large knives.The order prohibits anyone from entering the property, including the occupiers.Insp Jon Hewitt said: "This property had unfortunately become a magnet for violence and drug-related crime and disorder and we were very regularly being called by concerned local residents.
"It was frankly an intolerable situation that was having a huge negative impact on people living nearby."
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