A MAN with a large amount of cash and drugs in his car has been arrested after a police chase along the A64.

In a post on social media, police said that the vehicle initially failed to stop for them in Scarborough.

They then pursued the car along the A64 before deploying a 'stinger' in the village of Sherburn, deflating the car's tyres.

"With his tyres deflated," police went on, "the driver then continued in his attempts to escape by driving into some nearby fields."

The car was stopped soon after and the driver arrested.

Drugs and a large amount of cash were recovered from the car.

Police went on: "In custody he failed to co-operate with a drugs test and we established that he was wanted by West Yorkshire Police for at least five offences.

"He has now been remanded in custody until the next court, charged with dangerous driving, theft of a motor vehicle, failing to stop and failing to provide a drugs test.

"Several other offences remain under investigation."