Have Your Say On Plan To Clampdown On Use Of ‘Laughing Gas’
Written by HFM News on 10th May 2021
People are being asked to have their say on plans to ban the use of phycoactive substances in public places across Harborough.
A six-week consultation has been launched into introducing a new public place protection order.
It’s aimed at tackling the increasing use of Nitrous Oxide – known as laughing gas.
The legislation would allow Police to arrest anyone who refused to hand-over the small silver canisters it’s contained within, which are causing littering problems across the area.
Sergeant Pete Jelbert from Market Harborough Police Station, told Hfm, it would be one way of tackling the issue:
Take part in the consultation HERE
Empty nitrous oxide canisters discarded in Market Harborough
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