DISCARDED syringes littering a play area on a Worcester estate could soon be a problem of the past after the promise of a new spy camera.
People living near Millennium Garden which is in a secluded spot between St Peter's Village Hall and Tesco claim the drug problem started around 18 months ago.
And members of St Peter' Parish Council have made calls for a camera to be installed to catch the drug-users red-handed.
Tesco has revealed it will be providing a camera for the spot although parish council members have no idea when.
The idea was given the go-ahead after parish council chairman Roger Knight met with the manager of Tesco, Adam Kirk last week.
"We have found syringes and other evidence that indicated drug-taking," said Mr Knight at a St Peter's Parish Council meeting this week.
"It's a good place for people not to be seen.
"We need a surveillance camera and the camera should be of good quality".
After the meeting, Mr Knight said he was hoping to fix a camera to the end of the building to overlook the park, which is around 20 square feet in size.
"The syringes are not a new thing, they have been found in the same area over this year," he said.
"The garden was originally built as a children's play area and is used by children on a regular basis.
"A person has also been sleeping rough out there on the bench, and has made himself a bed there for the past couple of weeks.
"It is a hidden spot and we could also do with see through railings instead of a fence."
Tesco manager Adam Kirk confirmed a camera would be installed in January next year.
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