A man who was arrested wearing pink pyjamas during an early morning drug raid has avoided going to jail.
Thomas David Joyce was arrested after police carried out a raid at a property in Middlesbrough.
Officers broke down the door and searched the Grove Hill property before arresting the 22-year-old.
He was seen coming out of the property flanked by officers, in handcuffs and wearing pink pyjama bottoms and a red T-shirt with “Weekend Offender” on it.
Police also recovered cannabis worth £300-£400 from the property.
The raid was carried out on April 16 last year.
Joyce, of Harwell, Redcar, appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court last month, where he admitted a charge of possession of a Class B drug.
He was given a 12-month community order.
As part of the order he must carry out 40 hours of unpaid work.
He was also ordered to pay £165 costs.
The raid was part of a drugs operation in the Grove Hill estate.
Several raids were carried out after police received information about suspected drug activity from members of the local community.
Police Constable James Gallafant said: “We will always act upon information that we receive from the local community regarding drug activity and we will work together with our partners, using all the powers available to us, to bring to an end the misery that drug activity brings with it.
“We would continue to encourage people to come forward on 101 or contact Cleveland Community Drug Enforcement Team on 0800 0929 702.”
Officers from Middlesbrough integrated neighbourhood team took part in the raids and they were joined by colleagues from Specialist operations, the motorcycle section, dog section and the community drugs enforcement team.
Sergeant Peter Graham, who led the raid said at the time said: “I think it is good for residents to see us doing operations like this and hopefully it will give people more confidence to tell us about any criminal activity.
“We are particularly keen to encourage people to contact us through our social media pages on Twitter and Facebook.”
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