POLICE arrested a man on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class B drugs after stopping a car in York.

North Yorkshire Police's Operational Support Unit took to Twitter to say that it stopped a Honda car on Sunday morning with assistance from response colleagues in York and a "large bag of cannabis" was found.

The vehicle was stopped on Fulford Road.

"#arrested PWITS drugs. Automobile #seized + evidence of grow at home address," the unit tweeted.

The man who was arrested has been released under investigation, the unit confirmed.