Two arrested for drugs after attempting to run over police officer in Alcantarilla

National Police officers arrested two men transporting 46 grammes of cocaine who attempted to evade a police checkpoint by running over an officer. The pursuit ended in Javalí Viejo after they ran through traffic signals.

Two arrested for drugs after attempting to run over police officer in Alcantarilla

Arrest for drug trafficking following attempted hit-and-run in Alcantarilla

According to alcantarilladigital.com, National Police officers arrested two people who were travelling in a vehicle and attempted to evade a checkpoint in Alcantarilla. One of the occupants accelerated the car to escape, forcing a police officer to move aside to avoid being run over.

The officers initiated a high-speed pursuit. The vehicle ran through traffic signals and endangered other motorists before becoming trapped in a dead-end street in Javalí Viejo, where both occupants were arrested.

During a search of the car, 46 grammes of cocaine were found in a plastic wrapper and 16 sachets of Espididol, a pharmaceutical used to adulterate drugs, were located. The detainees were brought before the courts on charges of assault on an authority official, traffic safety violations and drug trafficking.

Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)

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