More than 350 arrested at the NottingHillCarnival with over 150 being for drugs
Police deal with an incident at the annual Carnival Met Police last night confirmed 353 arrests had been made over the annual two-day event in West London.
Ten arrests were also made for sexual offences while 14 common assault arrests were recorded - with police having put in place a section 60 for the street festivities. "Officers put themselves on the frontline and should, under no circumstance be assaulted for protecting the public. We will adopt a zero tolerance approach to any assault on police officers."
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