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Police have arrested a man on the motorway near the Kent coast in connection with an alleged burglary in London.
Officers halted a car on the M20 near junction 12 for Folkestone, with pictures showing three police vehicles surrounding the suspect after a pursuit.
A tweet by Kent Police RPU said: "Vehicle containing wanted person for burglary stopped using #Tpac M20 #Folkestone. One person in custody for @metpoliceuk".
Tpac stands for Tactical Pursuit and Containment, and can involve rolling roadblocks as a method of slowing and stopping suspects in their path.
Police confirmed a man from Croydon was arrested at 8.15am on the M20 at junction 12.
The 33-year-old is in custody in the county awaiting officers from the Met Police.