This is the moment the Nottingham Police’s knife-crime team chases and arrests a suspected drug dealer at taser point.

The dramatic arrest was filmed in the village of Bramcote in the English county of Nottinghamshire.

The police said on social media: “Nottinghamshire Police’s knife crime team can be seen chasing and capturing a suspect at Taser-point in dramatic footage released to mark the team notching up more than 200 arrests during the first half of this year.

“The footage, which also shows officers seizing a knife and a Taser in a separate incident following a report of a street fight, shines a light on the proactive day-to-day work of the hard-working knife crime team.”

The police chased the suspect after stopping a car with occupants suspected of dealing Class A drugs, with drug dealing often going hand-in-hand with knife crime.

The man tried to run across the busy A52, but the pursuing knife crime team quickly arrested him on the central reservation.

Facebook user ‘Tony Mee’ said: “Well done Notts police!”

Netizen ‘Diane Hollis’ commented: “Made me out of breath just watching that brilliant job and anyone who spits should get tasered no messing.”

‘Sam Asher’ wrote: “Right get this the knife was in a car? He got tased as running across a main road? Even though he didn’t have the weapon on him? But then again Nottingham police do like a bit of over use of force.”