Police chase and arrest suspected county line dealer in Hartington Street, Chatham
12:38, 23 February 2024
A suspected county line dealer has been arrested after being chased down by police.
Two officers were on patrol in Harrington Street, Chatham, when they saw a person they knew to be a drug user leaving an alleyway.
The constables were then approached by a member of the public who described somebody acting suspiciously in the area.
They entered an alleyway where a man made off in the opposite direction and officers chased him.
After a short pursuit the suspect was detained in Hartington Street and wraps of suspected class A drugs were seized along with three mobile phones.
A search of the route he had taken led to the recovery of further suspected drugs and another phone.
The 54-year-old man from Walworth, Greater London, was taken into custody and an investigation is underway.
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