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Stolen e-bikes “used to further criminality such as drug dealing,” says police

Police in the Wirral seized large quantities of Class A drugs earlier this week after chasing a man on a suspected stolen bike

Police in Merseyside say that e-bikes are increasingly being used to further criminality in the area, after officers chased and arrested a man riding a suspected stolen bike, later uncovering large quantities of Class A drugs.

On Tuesday 29 November at around 2.30pm, two plain clothes officers, targeting people suspected to be involved in bike thefts, pursued a man riding an electric bike on Egremont Promenade, Wallasey.

After stopping and searching the man, who had his face covered, officers found cannabis, a set of car keys, and items suspected to be involved in the supply of drugs.

The vehicle the car keys opened was later traced to the Trafalgar Road, where cannabis, scales, and multiple wraps of cocaine were discovered.

A 34-year-old, from Liverpool, was arrested on suspicion of theft relating to the e-bike and of possession with intent to supply drugs. He has since been released under investigation as officers examine the drugs and phone that were seized, as well as carrying out enquiries about the ownership of the apparently stolen bike.

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In a statement, Merseyside Police’s Sergeant Haydn Ward noted the growing tendency for criminals to steal e-bikes and use them to pursue other forms of illegal activity.

“This arrest shows how vigilant and dedicated our officers are when removing any drugs that could endanger residents and spread fear and harm in our communities,” Sergeant Ward said.

“A thorough search for the car found on Trafalgar Road also revealed a large amount of dangerous drugs that were hidden in the vehicle and safely removed from our streets by officers.

“The recovery of the suspected stolen e-bike is also really positive, given how these bikes are sometimes used to further criminality such as drug dealing.

“If you have any information about suspected drug dealing, bike related thefts and robbery or crime in your community please don’t hesitate to contact us. We will continue to have both uniformed and plain clothes officers in the area to target individuals who’re suspected of being involved in criminality and where we can bring them to justice.”

After obtaining a PhD, lecturing, and hosting a history podcast at Queen’s University Belfast, Ryan joined road.cc in December 2021 and since then has kept the site’s readers and listeners informed and enthralled (well at least occasionally) on news, the live blog, and the road.cc Podcast. After boarding a wrong bus at the world championships and ruining a good pair of jeans at the cyclocross, he now serves as road.cc’s senior news writer. Before his foray into cycling journalism, he wallowed in the equally pitiless world of academia, where he wrote a book about Victorian politics and droned on about cycling and bikes to classes of bored students (while taking every chance he could get to talk about cycling in print or on the radio). He can be found riding his bike very slowly around the narrow, scenic country lanes of Co. Down.

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alansmurphy | 2 years ago
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Lance had a hidden motor?!

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eburtthebike | 2 years ago
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So, just like cars, motorbikes and mopeds.

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Calc replied to eburtthebike | 2 years ago
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...and shoes.

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eburtthebike replied to Calc | 2 years ago
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Calc wrote:

...and shoes.

Shoes are stolen to deal drugs?!

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hawkinspeter replied to eburtthebike | 2 years ago
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eburtthebike wrote:

Shoes are stolen to deal drugs?!

You never heard of high heels?

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chrisonabike replied to eburtthebike | 2 years ago
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Lots come into the country in mules.

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hawkinspeter replied to chrisonabike | 2 years ago
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chrisonatrike wrote:

Lots come into the country in mules.

I bought a pair of shoes from a drug dealer once, but there must have been something up with the laces as I was tripping all day

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OldRidgeback replied to hawkinspeter | 2 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

chrisonatrike wrote:

Lots come into the country in mules.

I bought a pair of shoes from a drug dealer once, but there must have been something up with the laces as I was tripping all day

Maybe they made you so high you kept falling over.

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