Police block in wanted Range Rover driver at McDonald's drive-thru in North Wales
These came through the Operation Snap campaign where people can submit dashcam and other evidence over potential driving offences. Police said they had received 12 reports in relation to the vehicle.
Police then got their chance to swoop while the unsuspecting driver was ordering his McDonald's meal at the restaurant and drive-thru in Flint.
They blocked him off in the drive-thru lane and the person was taken to custody after it was found he was wanted by police in Scotland. Police apologised to fast-food fans held up in the swoop.
The Flintshire North policing team said: "If you've heard of OP SNAP, it's where you can submit evidence like dashcam to us so we can process offences on the road that we didn't see. Because of multiple OP SNAP submissions this vehicle was brought to our attention.
"The driver was a bit shocked when NPT blocked him in as he was ordering in the drive through. And even more so when we found out he was wanted in Scotland.
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