A man has been arrested at the Oxford services after a drugs wipe as police found unusual machinery nearby.
Thames Valley Police officers were on patrol at the M40 service station near Wheatley when they spotted the eye-catching machinery being towed.
After seeing the mechanical item they then stopped a man and, following a positive drugs wipe, arrested him.
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TVP posted an image of the machinery on their social media channels along with an update on the arrest.
A spokesperson for the force said: “PC’s Dollery & Jenkins examined this rather unusual piece of machinery at Oxford services yesterday to ensure it was in order.
“After this check the officers searched a male under the Misuse of Drugs Act, he was then arrested following a positive drug wipe completed by Thames Valley Police Roads Policing.
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