A 39-year-old Grand Bahama man is in custody in connection with a suspected arson incident.
According to reports, shortly after 1am yesterday, officers on patrol observed a fire on a service road off Ingraham Drive, along with a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed away from the area.
Officers pursued the vehicle, but the male driver exited and fled towards the Jack Hayward Bridge.
The pursuit ended on a service road, where officers searched the driver and vehicle.
The man was arrested after officers found a quantity of suspected marijuana. The estimated weight and street value of the drugs remain unknown. Officers later returned to the initial location where they had seen the driver leaving and found a vehicle engulfed in flames.
The arrested man was further cautioned in connection with the suspected arson. Investigations are continuing.
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