Thai police chased down and arrested a driver believed to be high on drugs.
Traffic police were on patrol when they spotted a bronze pickup truck driving erratically along Highway 321 in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, on September 26.
They signalled for the driver Montri, 44, to stop, but he was said to have sped up trying to escape.
The cops followed the rampaging motorist across 3.1 miles and arrested him after his car broke down.
Police Captain Natthapol Tienkaew, Deputy Superintendent of Highway Police Division 1, said: 'The suspect could not continue driving because the car axle broke and his engine was leaking oil. He tried to escape on foot by swimming through a nearby canal where we caught him.'
An inspection of the pickup found a half tablet of meth sealed in a plastic bag under the driver's seat. A urine test confirmed that Montri had consumed the hard drug.
He allegedly admitted to taking meth before driving to his home province of Ratchaburi. He claimed he was spooked when police flagged his vehicle, fearing they would find his stash of drugs.
He added that he had bought the meth from a certain 'Mr. Ton' whose identity was being investigated by police.
Officials said Montri will be charged with possessing and consuming a Category 1 narcotic category, driving under the influence of drugs and reckless driving.
According to Thai law, carrying Category 1 drugs, including LSD and meth, for 'disposal or possession for the purpose of disposal', has a maximum punishment of the death sentence or life in prison. The most severe punishments are reserved for those who 'produce of import' the substances, while simply possessing the drugs can land offenders in jail for up to 10 years.
Dealing the lesser Category 2 drugs, which include cocaine and ketamine, can carry a life sentence while possession alone has a punishment of five years.
