Alex Trelinski
A HIGH-SPEED car chase in Benidorm’s streets ended in a vehicle carrying 7,240 ecstasy pills crashing into a road sign.
Two men- both aged 35 and of undisclosed nationalities- have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
Their rental car was stopped in the early hours of the morning at a police checkpoint but then sped off.
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Police patrols were drafted in to seal off main exits around the city and to safeguard the safety of other road users.
The pursuit ended when the car hit a road sign and the occupants trying to escape on foot.
They were intercepted and detained by officers just a few metres away from the crash scene.
A search of the car uncovered a big stash of 7,240 ecstasy pills weighing just under one-and-a-half kilos.
Officers seized €680 in cash and several mobile phones including a satellite phone which had the capability to block geo-location tracking.
They also had a pepper spray, presumably for self-protection if needed.
Both men were brought before a Benidorm court with one of them having a criminal record.
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