This is the dramatic moment police officers storm into the home of a provincial drug dealer during a dawn raid and arrest him in his underpants.
Dominic Bevilacqua, 23, was sentenced to three years and three months at Peterborough Crown Court last Friday for dealing Class A drugs.
Police bodycam footage shows a tactical unit using a battering ram to break into Bevilacqua's home in Cambridgeshire in the early hours of February 13.
An eerie pink glow can be seen from the living room, which may be related to the cultivation of cannabis.
Upstairs, Bevilacqua was found sitting on a double bed while one officer refers to his “state of undress” and another asks him to “put on a top.”
When the police make the arrest, Bevilacqua feels insulted and says, “Class As? I don't sell such medicines'.
Officers then remind him that a full investigation will be conducted.
Police bodycam footage shows a tactical unit using a battering ram to gain entry to Bevilacqua's home in Cambridgeshire
Bevilacqua was arrested while undressing at his home in Cambridgeshire
An eerie pink glow can be seen from the house, which may be related to the cultivation of cannabis
Dominic Bevilacqua, 23, was sentenced to three years and three months at Peterborough Crown Court last Friday after previously pleading guilty to concerns relating to the supply of cocaine, cannabis, production of cannabis, three charges of assault and possession of an offensive. to use a weapon in a public place and commit an act with intent to pervert the course of public justice
The attack came as part of Operation Hypernova – a force-wide crackdown on drug and human trafficking in the province.
Police found three mobile phones in the building, including one that connected him to the 'Dom' drug line. They also seized 16 cannabis plants growing in an upstairs bedroom with a street value of up to £13,000.
Bevilacqua pleads guilty to concerns relating to the supply of cocaine, cannabis, production of cannabis, three charges of assault, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and committing an act with intent to pervert the course of public justice.
When the police make the arrest, Bevilacqua feels insulted and says, “Class As? I don't sell such medicines
The County Lines dealer appeared shocked and offended at being accused of supplying Class A drugs
Police run up the stairs at Dominic Bevilacqua's house
Detective Inspector Jeremy Turner, who investigated, said: 'Bevilacqua would travel between Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire sending hundreds of messages to vulnerable drug users advertising cocaine and cannabis, then pocketing the money.'
Operation Hypernova, which took place in February, dismantled 51 provincial lines and charged 33 people with 93 drug and human trafficking offences.