Car chase ends with two arrests for class A drug possession

Two men have been arrested and one charged for drug possession after police chased and stopped a vehicle in Wisbech.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Jun 2016, 12:15 BST
Updated 10th Jun 2016, 11:28 BST
The drugs recovered by policeThe drugs recovered by police
The drugs recovered by police

Officers stopped the vehicle which attempted to evade them late on Tuesday June 7 near ‎Wisbech‬.

Upon speaking to the driver, a strong smell of cannabis was identified as coming from the vehicle and a subsequent search of the driver and vehicle revealed a quantity of suspected Class A and Class B drugs.

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A search was also completed on two adult passengers, one of which had suspected class A drugs on his person. A three-year-old child was also in the vehicle at this time.

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Another adult passenger was issued a cannabis warning.

Enquiries at the scene also revealed the vehicle did not have insurance, so the vehicle was seized.

The driver, a 25-year-old man from King’s Lynn was arrested on suspicion of class A and B drugs. He was released with a caution.

The passenger, a 26-year-old man from Thetford has been charged with possession of a Class A drug and is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates Court on June 22.