The two local men (aged: 20 and 33) were stopped and searched by Officers who seized two bicycles and a quantity of drugs. The men were taken back to Lincoln Police Station where they are said to be helping Officers with their investigations.
The arrests come shortly after Lincolnshire Police announced a 50 per cent increase in the number of cycle thefts across Lincoln.
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Insp Mark Garthwaite said: “We’re seeing an increasing number of reports of bicycles being stolen. They range in value and type from cheap ladies shopping bikes to high-end mountain bikes worth thousands of pounds. They have been correctly locked, but criminals are using bolt cutters to cut through them."
Between 2010 and 2011 there was a total of 1675 incidents of bicycle theft across Lincolnshire
An investigation conducted by the BBC found that one bike is stolen every 71 seconds in the UK. In 2005, four-hundred and forty-thousand (440,000) cycles were stolen with 90 per cent of all thefts occurring when the bike was locked-up in a public place.
Lincolnshire Police are advising people to be vigilant and to report any suspicious behaviour to Lincolnshire Police on 101 or to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Video: Lincs Police via Youtube
By Benjamin Yates
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