Thames Valley Police South Oxon and Vale of White Horse officers have been responding to various incidents in the town, including the drugs stop, a spokesperson for the force said on Thursday afternoon.

In one incident, officers tried to flag down a vehicle which had been linked to drugs activity and the driver initially failed to stop.

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A spokesperson for the force said: “Officers attempted to stop a vehicle flagged with a drugs marker (police intelligence linking it to suspected drug activity).

“The vehicle tried to evade police but was safely stopped and blocked in. All three occupants and the vehicle were searched.

“The car was seized under Section 165 of the Road Traffic Act which allows police to seize vehicles being driven without insurance.”

Also in Didcot, officers from the neighbourhood policing team stopped a suspected drink-driver, assisted by a local police dog unit.

Searches revealed the driver was “not over the drink-drive limit but was also in possession of drugs”, the force said.

The driver was charged in custody and is due to appear in court in July, police say.

Also during the patrols in Wallingford, a banning letter was issued on behalf of Waitrose to a persistent shoplifter. An investigation is ongoing,

In Grove, officers were deployed to secure a property following the arrest of the occupant, ensuring it remained safe while further searches were arranged.

And in Harwell, a suspect was arrested following an alleged burglary.