Muslim heroin peddler caught after 109mph car chase

12 miles. 109mph. £200,000 of heroin hurled from the window: Watch dramatic pursuit that won police chase of the year

• Named by West Midlands Police as the force’s ultimate pursuit of the year
• Beat 144mph chase and footage of car driven wrong way down the M6 Toll
• Winning video sees three police cars and helicopter led on 30 minute chase
• Passenger can be seen throwing two packages of heroin out of car window

The dramatic moment a police force chased a drug dealer as he threw £200,000 of heroin from his car has beaten a 144mph motorway dash to be named its pursuit of the year.

West Midlands Police say the dash-cam footage of their 109mph 12-mile chase along the M6 was the force’s ultimate pursuit.

It ended when officers boxed in the grey Mazda 6 on the motorway and manoeuvred it off the carriageway for the safety of other road users.

Drug dealer throws £200,000 of heroin from his car during chase.

Top chase: The video (pictured) beat nine other heart-stopping clips to the title, including one pursuit of a car speeding at 144mph on motorways to flee the scene of a botched attack on a cash machine.

In hot pursuit: West Midlands Police say the dash-cam footage of the dramatic moment a drug dealer throws £200,000 of heroin from his car is the force’s pursuit of the year. The 12-mile chase happened along the M6.

The 31-year-old driver Paul Duckworth (left) led three police cars and a helicopter on the chase. At one point his passenger Mohamed Kabbar, 25, (right) can be seen throwing two large drug packages out of a window

The 31-year-old driver Paul Duckworth led three police cars and a helicopter on the dangerous chase, which lasted 30 minutes, before being halted at junction 11a of the M6 near Cannock, Staffordshire.

At one point his passenger Mohamed Kabbar, 25, can be seen throwing two large drug packages out of a window and onto the hard shoulder.

Kabbar, of Lozells, Birmingham, was jailed for five years for possession with intent to supply heroin on October 30 last year.

Duckworth from Bromford, Birmingham, received a 15-month sentence for heroin possession, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance after the same trial.

The video beat nine other heart-stopping clips to the title, including one pursuit of a car speeding at 144mph on motorways to flee the scene of a botched attack on a cash machine and incredible dash-cam footage of a motorist who drove the wrong way down the M6 Toll.

Pulled over: The 30 minute chase was finally halted at junction 11a of the M6 near Cannock in Staffordshire.

 Ground to a halt: The pursuit ended when officers boxed in the grey Mazda 6 on the motorway and manoeuvred it off the carriageway away from other road users. The heroin was later recovered from the hard shoulder.

Prison: Kabbar, of Lozells, Birmingham, was jailed for five years for possession with intent to supply heroin (pictured) on October 30 last year. Duckworth from Bromford, Birmingham, received a 15-month sentence.