Car chase leads to large drug seizure

A αυτοκίνητο pursuit adjacent the northwestern town of Ioannina Thursday led to the seizure of 167 kilograms of marijuana, authorities said.

A constabulary statement said the αυτοκίνητο operator was arrested and faced charges of drugs smuggling, road codification breaches, forgery and migration violations. The suspect was lone identified arsenic a overseas national.

Police initially tried to stop the αυτοκίνητο for an inspection, but the operator sped off, starring pursuing officers connected a agelong and unsafe pursuit earlier helium was brought to bay and detained. The αυτοκίνητο had fake overseas fig plates, constabulary said.