Police have described Eastwood suffering from a drug problem with dealers visiting the street corners.
A police force has been set up to resolve the problem and identify the key players running the largest drug supply in the small town.
Inspector Simon Riley said Eastwood sold a lot of people selling class B drugs like cannabis, but also those selling harder class A drugs like crack cocaine on the street.
He told Nottinghamshire Live: “I don’t think it’s a secret that Eastwood has a drug problem and it’s one of our priorities.
“Wherever illegal drugs are delivered, there are people in the supply chain who get rich from them. It’s very lucrative.
“We issued arrest warrants where we won half a dozen packets of Herion or cannabis for an organized cultivation of cannabis with plants valued at £ 150,000-1 million.”
Inspector Riley said the area had not been affected by “turf wars” and related violence. He said the drug supply was “localized”.
Operation Hadar has now been set up to determine who is acting, where the drugs are coming from and where they are going.
They also try to catch those at the top of the drug chain by contacting the street vendors.
Police said it was an ongoing battle as “lookouts” were set up in the city to warn traders when officials were on their way.
The police said at the moment “they don’t know” where the drugs are coming from, but they have made a significant arrest.
Nathan Cope, 28, of Nottingham Road in Eastwood, pleaded guilty to possessing heroin and cocaine with the intention of delivering in April.
In total, he was found with 52 packs of cocaine weighing approximately three grams and 70 packs of heroin weighing approximately eight grams.
Alison Bryan, neighborhood sergeant, said, “It’s always changing, and it’s moving so fast. You take aim at an address and then it may be someone else next week.”
“The main focus is on the city center – that’s where they congregate. Geographically, it’s difficult because of the way the city is built.
“It’s a big problem for us because we work in a small town.”
Inspector Riley added, “We’ll start at the lowest level with the street vendors who will hopefully identify the middle chain and then the upstream vendors. It goes on.
“When we move into an area, it doesn’t take long for the word to spread.
“There is great concern in the community.”
Anyone with information on drug supplies in the city is asked to call 101.