Man arrested after throwing suspected class A drugs onto railway line

A man has been arrested after throwing a package of suspected class A drugs onto a railway line during a foot chase with police in Southampton.

City Centre Unit (CCU) officers conducting bike patrols spotted a suspect making a hand-to-hand exchange before running away.

After throwing a package of suspected class A drugs onto a rail line, police were able to catch and arrest the man in question, who remains in custody.

Network Rail and British Transport Police recovered the package.

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In a light-hearted post on Facebook, a spokesperson for Southampton police said: “Today (Thursday, June 27) officers were out and about conducting bike patrols around the city and the city parks, when to our surprise, we spot a male making hand to hand exchanges and before we even had the chance to say hello, off comes his sliders and breaks into a run.

“Of course, he was not quite fast enough and after throwing a package of suspected Class A drugs into the rail line, he was swiftly detained by our officers and currently remains in custody whilst enquiries are ongoing, having been arrested for being concerned in the supply of a Class A drugs.

“We would like to thank colleagues at Network Rail and BTP for making the recovery of the package safe to assist our enquiries.”