A van driver was arrested on drug charges and two other suspects fled from police in Crayford on Monday evening (November 10).

Met police officers noticed a van at the Tower Retail Park in Crayford Road and decided to investigate it further.

They stopped the vehicle at around 10.45pm and arrested the driver, a 19-year-old man, on suspicion of possession of cannabis.

Two of the passengers in the van ran off and the Met police helicopter helped search for the suspects, which have not yet been traced.

Enquiries continue and the driver has been bailed until January 7.