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Man arrested on suspicion of theft and drug driving after police stop stolen van

Police arrested a van driver in the Black Country after the vehicle was found to have been stolen.

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Police pulled over the van after discovering it had been stolen. Photo: Brierley Hill Police

The driver also failed a drugs wipe after being stopped by officers in Brierley Hill.

Having searched the van, police established that it was stolen.

After failing a roadside drug wipe, the driver was arrested on suspicion of theft and drug driving and the van seized by police.

The driver failed a roadside drug wipe. Photo: Brierley Hill Police

A spokesman for Brierley Hill Police said: "On patrol, we have stopped this cloned van.

"We detained the driver for a search and established the van was stolen.

"The driver failed a roadside drug wipe and we arrested him on suspicion of theft and drug driving.

"We have recovered the stolen van."

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