A MAN wanted by police in the North East has been arrested in Keighley after officers were investigating reports of a man trying to dump cannabis.

Officers were on patrol in the town yesterday after the reports of some one trying to dump a number of cannabis plants.

They stopped a man who was acting suspiciously in the area the reports came from, and after checking him through the system found he was wanted by Cleveland Police.

He has been arrested and is currently in custody.