“I’m going to be honest with you, there is something in the car” - police footage of stop-search
Transcript
00:00Morning! How are you? How are you doing sir? I'm fine. Cool. Just stopping to speak to you. Yeah.
00:05Have you got your driving licence on you at all mate? I don't have a driving licence, I just, I have one, sorry.
00:10I have a driving licence, I've just, I lost it. Oh you lost it? Yeah, I did. I can give you, I've got a pass, no I don't have my passport with me.
00:18Any ID, bank card, anything like that? I don't have a bank card. Is it your vehicle? Yes it is.
00:23I just pulled over because I got sick in the day, my dinner, and that was it, and then I fell asleep.
00:28As I'm speaking to you, I can smell cannabis in this vehicle. Cannabis? It smells like cannabis.
00:33I don't. Have you not? No, no. No I don't, I don't, honestly. I don't smoke cannabis.
00:40There's also intelligence to believe that this vehicle is involved in drug supply.
00:45So at the moment you're going to be stopped and searched under section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
00:50Really? Yeah. I'm PC from Fortwood Police Station. This is crazy.
00:55Listen to me, I'm PC from Fortwood Police Station. You are detained for the purposes of search under section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
01:01Take a breath, take a breath. It's fine. It's not fine. If there's no drugs in the car, then it's fine, isn't it?
01:07So have a breath. Hold on a second. I'm supposed to be back to work tomorrow.
01:12But you're not under arrest. I've been out for a year.
01:15Okay, again, that's fine. You're not under arrest, you're not getting arrested.
01:21No, at the moment, like I say, unless suddenly I open the boot and there's like 10 kilos of cocaine or something in the boot, do you know what I mean?
01:27So it's really extreme, then my hands are tied.
01:30I'm going to be honest with you. There is something in the car. What's in the car, mate?
01:33There's a bag of stuff that I was taking to somebody's house. Okay, when you say bag of stuff, what is it?
01:39I have no clue because it was left at my house. Okay, so...
01:43But when you say stuff, is it illegal stuff or is it just stuff?
01:47It's illegal stuff. It's illegal stuff.
01:49And I didn't want it in the house, that's why I got rid of it.
01:52I don't want any trouble.
01:54Slow down, slow down.
01:56I put it all in one bag.
01:58It's all in one bag? Yes.
02:02So, obviously because of what's been found, you are going to be getting arrested, okay?
02:06So at the moment, you're under arrest on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply it.
02:10So you do not have to say anything. It may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned,
02:14and anything you do say may be given evidence.
02:17And obviously the reason for your arrest is to secure and preserve evidence by way of searches.
02:21Say that again?
02:23For searches, so allow us to do searches.
02:25And to allow us to do a prompt investigation of the offence.
02:27So interview you, ask you questions.
02:29Will I be released on bail?
02:31Downloads and things like that.
02:33That's a long way down the line. How far down the line?
02:35How far down the line? You're going to get interviewed, aren't you?
02:37Once that is, once you've been interviewed...
02:39Just make it quick.
02:41So listen to me. Toby, Toby, relax.
02:44Toby, relax and listen to me.
02:46So once you get interviewed, they basically make a decision whether they've got further enquiries...
02:52No further action or charge, okay?
02:54There's not going to be no further action or charge.
02:56I understand that. I just don't want to be in jail.