It's been a busy night so far for one Greater Manchester Police traffic patrol, after intercepting a suspected drug-driver and recovering a stolen ranger rover in two separate incidents.
Patrol car ME18 tailed and stopped a driver who officers said appeared to be racing their Vauxhall Astra in Wigan Road, Bolton at 10.14pm on Friday.
The driver tested positive for Class B drug cannabis.
GMP Traffic tweeted: "#ME18 spotted this Astra seemingly racing with another vehicle off Wigan Road Bolton. Stopped on St Helen's Road the driver would fail a roadside drug test +cannabis."
A couple of hours later the GMP patrol spotted a suspicious vehicle driving around Farnworth which turned out to be a stolen Range Rover wanted by West Yorkshire Police.
The patrol car gave chase and caught up to the abandoned car after the vehicle thief fled.
Police are conducting forensics on the vehicle.
GMP tweeted at 1.18am Saturday: "It [stolen vehicle] was sighted by #ME18 on Highfield Road Farnworth and immediately made off on sighting the officer.
"Located minutes later abandoned near Albert Road."
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