A man has been arrested after discarding drugs and fleeing from officers when police asked him to stop the car.

Police were on patrol in Erith on Wednesday and were driving along Bexley Road at around 5.20pm when a Ford Focus caught their attention.

Officers signalled for the car to stop, and the driver did, however, the Ford made off as soon as police got out of their vehicle.

It turned into a side road and police pursued.

Officers saw the driver throw a dark holdall bag out of the vehicle before driving off again.

Police picked up the bag and carried on down the road to find that the Ford had been abandoned.

Officers found the suspect in a front garden of a nearby property.

He was detained for a search and officers found a large amount of cannabis and what was believed to have been cocaine inside the holdall bag.

The suspect was then arrested on suspicion of passion with intent to sell class A and class B drugs.

Police also found that the vehicle was not insured, and he only held a provisional licence.

Bexley Police tweeted: “#Arrested

“Great work by our Violence Suppression unit “1 Arrested for Possession with intent to Supply Class A & B Drugs

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“On 17/08/2022 at around 5.20pm police from the VSU were on proactive patrol in Erith driving along Bexley Road when their attention was drawn to a Ford Focus.

“Police signalled for this vehicle to stop.

“It did this, however, when police got out of the car, the ford immediately made off.

“It turned immediately left into a side road and went out of sight.

“Police then drove onto the same road and saw the Ford, and watched the driver throw out a dark holdall bag, before driving off again.

“Officers picked up the holdall and then carried on down the road whereby they found the Ford abandoned and the suspect had decamped.

“Police then contained the properties and the suspect was located in the found in the front garden.

“He was detained for a search under section 23 Misuse of Drugs.

“The holdall was then searched and a large quantity of cannabis and suspected cocaine was found inside.

“The suspect was then arrested for possession with intent to sell class A and B drugs.

“He was also not insured on the vehicle and only has a provisional licence.”

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