Police were forced to tackle a male armed with a 15inch blade as he tried to run from officers in Birmingham city centre
Police shared bodycam footage from the incident
Police arrested two men after a dramatic incident at Birmingham New Street station in the city centre.
Officers rushed to the landmark after spotting a few suspects they “wanted to speak to” on Thursday evening, September 11.
Th suspects tried to run from officers, sparking a “struggle” at around 7pm. Drugs were thrown onto the train tracks at New Street by one of the men.
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It led to delays as Network Rail and British Transport Police helped to recover the drugs.
Another suspect, who was hiding a 15inch machete tucked into his trousers, was tackled by one of the officers.
Police from the Guardian taskforce – which cracks down on gangs and violence – shared a still showing bodycam footage of the incident.
Both males are now in custody. The officers said: “Team 2 deployed to the city centre, and saw few people we wanted to speak to.
“They tried to run, prompting a struggle. One male threw drugs onto the tracks of New Street, the other had a 15-inch machete tucked and was tackled by PC Bassi. Both in custody!
“Big thank you to Network Rail and BTP for helping us recover the items from the tracks, Apologies for the delays everyone!”