POSSESSION OF NITROUS OXIDE IS NOW ILLEGAL

Marlow neighbourhood policing team are currently investigating an incident involving several males inhaling 'NOS' on Friday 04/10/2024 on Marlow High Street, which was caught on CCTV.

Possession of ‘laughing gas’ is now illegal with repeat serious users and dealers facing prison sentences.

The ban, promised as part of the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, makes nitrous oxide a Class C drug controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. This means possession of nitrous oxide, where a person intends to wrongfully inhale it for a psychoactive effect, is now an offence.

Consequences could include an unlimited fine, a visible community punishment, a caution (which would appear on their criminal record) and for repeat serious offenders, a prison sentence.

Heavy, regular abuse of the drug also poses significant health risks for users including anaemia and in more severe cases, nerve damage or paralysis. It has been identified as having potentially fatal consequences on the UK’s roads from incidents of drug driving.

Anyone with information relating to the the following incident relating to the identity of any of the 7 males involved:

 Marlow High Street - Outside Sainsburys Local

 Friday 04/10/2024

 22:30 - 22:45hrs

Contact: PCSO C9776 Chris Bis by email at: christopher.bis@thamesvalley.police.uk or call 101.

Quote: 43240478242.

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