The Tribune

Police on Eleuthera confiscated a quantity of suspected marijuana and arrested a man following a car chase on Monday.

According to preliminary reports, officers in the Governor’s Harbour area observed the driver of a black Nissan X-Trail behaving suspiciously and attempted to stop the vehicle shortly after 1pm.

The driver failed to stop and sped away, during which time several packages were thrown from the vehicle. Police recovered the discarded packages and found them to contain suspected marijuana.

A short time later, officers intercepted the vehicle. A search resulted in the discovery of additional packages of suspected marijuana.

A 42-year-old man was taken into custody in connection with the matter and is assisting police with their investigation.

The suspected marijuana weighed approximately three pounds and has an estimated street value of $3,000.

Investigations are ongoing.