Two men have been charged with a string of drug and weapons offences after fleeing a hit and run traffic crash on the M1 at Ormeau yesterday and later arrested by the Dog Squad.
Around 2.30pm, police were contacted by a number of motorists in relation to the alleged dangerous manner of driving of a Mazda hatchback travelling north on the M1.
A short time later the Mazda struck the rear of a Black Mercedes causing significant damage to the hatchback and blocking two lanes of the motorway.
The driver and passenger of the hatchback, two men, were seen by other motorists run from the damaged vehicle into nearby bushland.
Officers arrived and checked the occupants of the Mercedes who were uninjured and able to continue their journey.
Police located a number of items including false registration plates, fraudulent identification and a quantity of dangerous drugs in the hatchback.
Two hours later the Police Dog Squad
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