A 22-year-old man has been charged with 10 offences after a police pursuit through Brighton that ended with officers seizing Class A and Class B drugs from a car.
Sussex Police said officers spotted a vehicle in Hollingdean Road on 31 August that had failed to stop for police the previous day.
A pursuit was initiated after the car again failed to stop, with the vehicle continuing at high speed up Bear Road towards Brighton Racecourse.
Police said the driver then abandoned the vehicle and ran off on foot towards Whitehawk. Officers carried out a search of the area but were unable to locate the suspect at the time.
During a search of the vehicle, officers discovered and seized Class A and Class B drugs.
Enquiries were carried out to identify the driver and led to the arrest of Theo Van Der Vlugt, 22, of Osborne Villas, Hove, on Thursday, 3 September.
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Van Der Vlugt was charged on Saturday, 5 September, with being concerned in the supply of heroin, being concerned in the supply of cocaine, possession with intent to supply heroin, possession with intent to supply cocaine, two counts of possessing a controlled Class B drug, using a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence, dangerous driving, using a motor vehicle without third-party insurance, and obstructing or resisting a constable in the execution of their duty.
He appeared before Brighton Magistrates' Court on the same day and was remanded in custody.
Van Der Vlugt is due to appear at Lewes Crown Court on 2 October 2026.
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