Police arrested a man suspected of acting as a fake food delivery driver to drop off drugs. He was spotted with a delivery bag but fled when officers tried to speak to him.

Extra officers were drafted in and when they spotted the man a chase began. He was later found hiding behind a bin. Checks on him revealed he was also wanted on recall to prison for other offences.

The 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of two counts of robbery, two counts of failing to appear at court, one count of theft and one count of possession with intent to supply class A drugs. He remains in police custody.

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As part of the same police operation in Gorton a car was stopped on Seddon Street and a man inside the vehicle was searched. Office

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