A Portuguese sprinter today said he no longer felt safe driving in London and vowed to take legal action against the Met Police after he was pulled over by ‘seven’ armed officers – two years after a ‘racially profiled’ stop and search.
Ricardo Dos Santos, 27, was stopped by police on the A40 in west London in the early hours of Sunday when officers said they believed he was using his phone while driving.
He posted three clips of the stop on Twitter, including one of an officer withdrawing his extendable baton, and said seven armed police had stopped his £57,000 Tesla.
In 2020, he and his Team GB athlete girlfriend, Bianca Williams, were pulled over by the Met when they were travelling with their baby in Maida Vale.
In a series of TV interviews this morning, Mr Dos Santos said he believes the latest incident was a second example of racial profiling.
‘If there’s a reason for it, by all means, carry it on, but for suspecting someone to be on the phone… I think they saw me, a…
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