GMP Wigan West said: “Transport unit arrest! Officers from E-Relief working on Bolton Road, Ashton In Makerfield have made an arrest. "Initially the driver of this van has failed to stop when requested to by officers.
Unfortunately, whilst trying to evade them he took a wrong turn and ended up stuck in the mud on a public footpath!"Subsequently the driver has failed a roadside preliminary drug wipe, showing positive for the presence of both cocaine and cannabis. "He has been arrested in order to obtain blood for an evidential test.".
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