Man arrested after crashing car '˜filled with drugs and cash' in police pursuit is released under investigation

The crash happened in Padholme Road at about 1.15pm yesterday.

Police started following the car after spotting the driver on a mobile phone.

A spokesman for BCH Road Policing on Twitter said: “a car drives past with the driver using his mobile. The car then fails to stop ✋ and a pursuit ensues. The driver crashes into railings.

“The driver is detained after a short chase. Car is full of drugs and cash.”

The 24-year-old man from London was taken to Thorpe Wood Police Station.

Today a spokesman for Cambridgeshire police said the man had been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, driving without a licence, drug driving, failing to stop, possession with intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine) and driving without insurance.

The spokesman said the man had now been released under investigation.