A crack cocaine dealer brandished a knife at police officers and threatened to kill them.Two brave officers managed to disarm James Nisbet who was carrying white powder worth nearly £7000.Nisbet, a prisoner, was jailed for two years at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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I'll kill someone.'"He was directed to drop the weapon but didn't comply immediately, so two officers grabbed him, took the knife from him and threw it to the ground."Nisbet was arrested and a bag of white powder was recovered from his jacket pocket."He told the officers 'That's crack cocaine.
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