Moment drug dealer punches and sprays police officer in effort to escape arrest

A 26-year-old drug dealer, Shaxawan Beker, punched and sprayed a police officer in an effort to escape arrest in Peterborough.

Officers approached a red Audi driver for blocking the road when Beker started to run away and threw up to £12,300 worth of cocaine package into the front garden of a nearby house.

The man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.

Detective Constable Gordon Logan, who investigated, said: “Beker knew he was in trouble as he had a substantial amount of class A drugs on him, and it was clear he wanted to do anything he could to avoid arrest.

“Thankfully, the officer did not sustain any serious injuries, however, this was an incredibly frightening incident."

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