Driver arrested after police pursuit through Ramsbottom resulted in machete and cannabis found in vehicle search

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A motorist found to be in possession of a machete and an amount of cannabis was arrested by traffic cops from Greater Manchester Police after a pursuit around the market town of Ramsbottom.

The suspicious-looking vehicle was initially spotted by police conducting motorway patrols on the M66, after the driver failed to pull over a pursuit continued for several minutes.

It wasn't long until the driver lost control of the vehicle on a roundabout and the police were about to bring the chase to an end.

Officers then moved in and apprehended the fleeing motorist. Read more: Woman suffers 'life-changing injuries' amid motorway incident Upon a search of the vehicle, officers discovered a machete and a small amount of cannabis, and so duly took the driver into custody.