Car chase ends with two arrests for class A drug possession

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
Two men have been arrested and one charged for drug possession after police chased and stopped a vehicle in Wisbech.

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.

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.