Police reject eyewitness claims of 'armed' Gosport incident as man dealt with by officers
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As reported, eyewitnesses said police vehicles blocked in a car off the Forton Road junction with The Crossways around 2pm. One person said on social media: ‘Lots of armed response vehicles boxed one in.’
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Another added: ‘Unmarked cars and armed police were very busy at the Forton Road crossways junction this afternoon. Very interesting to watch. Good work guys.’
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But police have now told The News armed police were not involved in the episode. ‘There was one minor incident, with no armed police involved,’ a police spokesman said.
‘Police conducted a stop and search of a man in his 40s in Forton Road at about 12.20pm yesterday. A small quantity of suspected drugs were found at the scene and the man was dealt with by way of a community resolution.’