Two men arrested after vehicle stop near Princethorpe

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drugs and driving offences after officers stopped a car near Princethorpe at the weekend.

Officers spotted a VW Golf which had failed to stop two days previously on the A423 shortly after 10pm on Sunday (24 September).

A stinger device was used to stop the car and a search was carried out with a quantity of what is believed to be class A drugs seized from it.

A 23-year-old man of no fixed abode was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance.

A 23-year-old man from Coventry was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and possession with intent to supply drugs - other than class A.

Both men remain in police custody at this time.

Issued: Laura Maltby, Corporate Communications