Two men have been arrested on suspicion of theft and burglary after police chased a stolen car through Powys.
The car was reported missing from a property in Welshpool on Monday evening (October 28).
Police arrested the men, aged 26 and 23, the following day on Tuesday morning near Llandinam, after the car was spotted driving along the A470 from the Newtown direction.
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The 26-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of drug driving and other driving offences.
A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “Police were called at about 9.30am, Tuesday October 29, to a report that a car had been stolen from a property in Church Road, Welshpool sometime over the previous night.
“The stolen car was sighted and stopped on the A470 near Llandinam at about 10.15am.
“Both occupants of the car were arrested.
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“A man aged 26 was arrested on suspicion of theft, burglary, drug driving and other driving offences.
“A man aged 23 was arrested on suspicion of theft and burglary.
“Both have been released on conditional bail pending further police enquiries.”
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