The RGP arrested a 47-year-old local man late last night following a police chase. 

A statement from the RGP follows below:

The incident happened at around 2210hrs on Tuesday night when officers from the  Gibraltar Defence Police were patrolling the area of Europa Advance Road. 

They noticed a locally registered vehicle driving at speed and in an erratic manner. 

Officers signalled for the vehicle to stop by activating the emergency beacons but the  vehicle continued to drive at speed into Eliott’s Close, before colliding with a  stationary vehicle. 

The driver of the vehicle then ran off but he was caught by officers following a foot  pursuit. 

RGP officers attended and then arrested the man on suspicion of: 

∙ Dangerous Driving  

∙ Resisting or Obstructing Police  

∙ Transportation of Dangerous Goods  

The vehicle was then searched and officers found 26 x containers with 25 litres of  fuel in each.