A man has been arrested after possessing around 50 wraps of a class A drug and a knife.

Plain clothed officers observed what they believed was a male in a suspected drug deal near Lower St Alban Street in Weymouth yesterday afternoon.

Following a short foot chase, uniform officers located the male and he was arrested.

Subsequently, the police recovered around 50 wraps of a class A drug, as well as a knife and other items that the police believed were involved in drug supply.

A wrap of drugs is a piece of paper or tissue that is used to roll or fold powdered or crushed drugs together for ingestion.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “Officers from Weymouth and Portland NPT have been in the town centre today supporting business crime week.

“Some of our plain clothes officers observed a male undertaking what we suspected was a drug deal near Lower St Alban Street. Our uniform officers located the male, and after a short foot chase arrested him nearby.

“We recovered around 50 wraps of what we suspect to be a class A drug, a knife, and other items we believe were involved in drug supply.

“We thank members of the public who assisted today in our investigation.”