A man managed to evade policemen who were chasing him in Gozo yesterday, but he was arrested shortly after when the officers identified him.
The man is being held on suspicion of cultivating cannabis plants.
The police explained that investigations started on May 17 when the man was noticed acting suspiciously in Triq ix-Xabbata, Sannat. Officers inspected an abandoned house and became suspicious of three empty flower pots.
Officers from the Criminal Investigations Department kept watch over several days and confirmed that something had been planted in the three pots and they were being cared for.
The man was seen entering the house late yesterday evening. As soon as the police approached him he ran off. The policemen chased him but he managed to get away.
Nonetheless the policemen were able to identify him and arrested him shortly after.