Hampshire police arrest suspected drug dealers after pulling over a car on the M3
POLICE have arrested two suspected drug dealers after stopping a car on one of Hampshire’s major highways.
Officers spotted a black Volkswagen Polo on the M3 southbound carriageway near Eastleigh driving suspiciously in the early hours of Easter Sunday.
The vehicle was stopped and a search of the driver and passengers were conducted. A quantity of suspected Class A drugs was located, along with a quantity of cash and other drug-related paraphernalia. These were all seized as evidence.
A 19-year-old woman from Brackley in Northamptonshire was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class C drug and possession of a Class A drug.
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While the driver, a 22-year-old man from Granborough in Buckingham, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug and driving while under the influence of drugs.
They were both later released under investigation, pending further police enquiries.