Footage: GMP
This is the moment Greater Manchester Police arrested a suspect knee deep in a river after a foot chase through woodland.
On Tuesday morning, specialist officers from the Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit were deployed to look for a suspected stolen vehicle. It was spotted in Middleton a short time later.
As police approached, the suspects ran, with one man leading cops on a foot chase through a woodland area. The 38-year-old man was arrested knee deep in a river.
Officers traced a second suspect to Morton Street, Middleton, where they recovered large quantities of drugs and additional items we suspect to be stolen.
Two men, aged 38 and 46, have been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and theft. The 38-year-old has also been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
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