'Taser, Taser!': Moment police zap drugs suspect with stun gun after chasing him across busy dual carriageway
- Pursuit came when a car of suspected drug dealers failed to stop for police
- The incident unfolded in Bramcote, Notts, on May 18 this year on the A52
- A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply
This is the dramatic moment police chased a suspected drug dealer across a busy dual carriageway before zapping him to the floor with a taser.
Bodycam footage shows the suspect collapsing and groaning in pain after ignoring shouts from the officer who yelled, 'taser, taser!'
The pursuit began when a car of suspected drug dealers failed to stop for police in Bramcote, Notts, on May 18 this year.
A man fled on foot and led officers through a housing estate and woods before dodging traffic as he ran across the busy A52.
An officer shouts 'get on the floor!' before hitting the suspect with the powerful stun gun while he tried to leap over the central reservation.
Pursuit came when a car of suspected drug dealers failed to stop for police in Nottingham
A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs
A 27-year-old man was arrested detained him on the central reservation and arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
Officers also seized Class A drugs along with cash and a mobile phone.
The video from Nottinghamshire Police also reveals a knife being recovered from the boot another crook's car in a separate incident.
Two men were arrested in connection with a street fight which brought Nottinghamshire Police's knife team's total arrests for the year to 217.
A man fled on foot and led officers through a housing estate and woods before dodging traffic
Video showed a knife being recovered from the boot another crook's car in a separate incident
The force has also seized 81 knives, 15 offensive weapons, eight firearms, 143 vehicles and charged 100 suspects.
More than £200,000 of drugs has been taken off the streets in 253 seizures.
Chief Inspector Kathryn Craner said: 'The positive impact of our knife crime team can't be underestimated but it doesn't work in isolation.
'While we have seen a reduction in knife crime, outperforming the national average, there is no room for complacency and we are absolutely determined to keep violence levels down.
'It's crucial that we maintain our focus to drive down knife crime and serious violence using all the means at our disposal.'
