A Northland pair have been arrested and charged with driving and drug related offences after a vehicle failed to stop for police yesterday.
The vehicle, which police said was fitted with false plates, has also been impounded.
Police said it observed the black Holden Commodore “being driven at excessive speed” on State Highway 1 near Horeke at about 3.30pm. The driver allegedly overtook vehicles on the highway and nearby roads after it ignored a request to stop by police and “took off at speed”.
Sergeant Josh Clauson said a concerned member of the public flagged down a patrol vehicle and told police the car had almost “crashed into a ditch”.
It was also alleged the occupants had thrown “drug utensils” out of the car.
The vehicle was eventually stopped in Horeke at about 5.45pm.
“Methamphetamine and cannabis were found inside and the car was impounded.”
Clauson said police are “very pleased with the swift resolution of this incident”.
“The lives of innocent people are at risk from speeding drivers and Police are focused on reducing the risk of harm by getting dangerous drivers off the road.”
