Man held in Lowestoft over cannabis, knives and drug-driving
Suffolk Police stopped a driver in Lowestoft in the early hours of Friday and arrested one man on suspicion of cannabis supply, weapons and drug-driving offences. Officers seized suspected cannabis, paraphernalia, knives and knuckle dusters; the man was conditionally bailed and the vehicle seized.
In the early hours of Friday morning, police officers stopped a driver in
Lowestoft after noticing suspicious circumstances.[1]Officers arrested the
man on suspicion of possession with intent to supplyClass B drugs, possession
of offensive weapons and driving whilst unfit through drugs.[1]
Officers recovered a quantity of suspected cannabis, drug-related paraphernalia
and a number of offensive weapons, including knives and knuckle dusters.[1]The man was conditionally bailed pending blood-test results for the drug-driving
allegation, and his vehicle was seized.[1]
A Suffolk Police spokesman said the stop was an excellent example of officers
identifying suspicious circumstances and taking positive action.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Released
1
Vehicles confiscated
1
Agency
Suffolk Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Setting
Vehicle
Charges
possession with intent to supply Class B drugs; possession of offensive weapons; driving whilst unfit through drugs
No weight was published for the suspected cannabis, so no cannabis quantity is recorded.
The article gives the stop as the early hours of Friday morning; 13 November 2026 is inferred as the incident date from the 14 November publication date.
No name, age or court outcome was reported; the man was conditionally bailed pending blood-test results.
The account rests on a single outlet report attributed to Suffolk Police, with no independent second source found.
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