A SUSPECTED drug peddler carried out one of his deals in front of a marked police car.

The police car was parked in the Knowle Park area of Keighley yesterday when a Seat pulled up a short distance in front of it, and its occupants carried out a suspected drug deal.

The car sped away when they noticed the police car. Officers followed, and later found the car abandoned on Belgrave Road.

The car was seized, and police are currently looking for the suspected dealers.

While officers were recovering the Seat, another car sped past the marked car and uniformed officers. They too tried to escape, but officers managed to stop the car, which was then seized.