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Isle of Sheppey: Police chase 'drug dealers' from Richmond Street, Sheerness, to Queenborough Road

11:51, 06 January 2019

updated: 12:02, 06 January 2019

Two suspected drug dealers were arrested after a 50-minute police chase on Sheppey.

Officers from the Swale Community Policing Team tried to pull over a car in Richmond Street, Sheerness, at around 12.10pm on Thursday.

When the vehicle failed to stop, police gave chase.

Police. Stock picture (6332181)
Police. Stock picture (6332181)

The pursuit ended at around 1pm when the vehicle came to a stop in a field off Queenborough Road, Halfway, around two miles away.

A 55-year-old man from Wandsworth, London, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug, dangerous driving, failing to stop when requested to do so, aggravated vehicle taking and driving under the influence of drugs.

A 27-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug and aggravated vehicle taking.

Both have been released, pending further inquiries.

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