Two suspected fuel thieves have been arrested after a two-mile police dog chase.

Police officers made the arrests near Canterbury after pulling over a suspicious vehicle on the A2.

Officers had been actively patrolling the area on Thursday evening following a string of reports of the theft of fuel from lorries in the area.

Just before midnight patrols spotted a suspicious vehicle and flagged it down. The car pulled over and two people ran from the scene. Around 25 containers of fuel were discovered inside the abandoned car and it was seized.

Officers brought out police dog Eli, who picked up a scent from the car and led his handler on foot through dark woods towards Chartham for around two miles.

The German Shepherd sniffed out two men who appeared to be hiding in a container in the woods near to Cockering Road.

The men, aged 29 and 31 from Canterbury, were arrested on suspicion of theft. They have since been released on police bail until Monday whilst enquiries continue.