A MAN has been arrested after police stopped a drug deal taking place.
Officers from the Essex Police Operational Support Group were carrying out stop checks in Southend on Wednesday.
The vehicle drove towards the unit and took a last minute turn to avoid them, hitting a kerb in the process.
A man was later found hiding in a car park nearby.
He was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs and drug driving.
An OSG spokesman said: "Collecting drugs is not essential travel FYI."
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