Suspected Class A drugs found following police pursuit

A man has been arrested on suspicion of multiple offences following an operation across two policing districts.

An initial report was received by police of an assault in Saintfield's Listooder Park area in the early hours of Saturday morning (November 16th).

A PSNI spokesperson said: "Officers on patrol spotted the man's vehicle in the Saintfield area. "When signalled to stop, the vehicle made off, being driven in a dangerous manner at speed.

"A pursuit was commenced; however this had to be terminated when officers, trained to drive with account for public safety, lost sight of the vehicle in the Ballygowan area.

"Our colleagues in Newtownards later located the vehicle and arrested the man.

"A search of his vehicle led to the discovery of approximately 1kg of suspected Class A drugs.

"A further search of the man's home address was commenced, at which our officers seized a quantity of suspected Class C drugs and drug-related paraphernalia."

The man was arrested.