A <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police officer</a> on patrol duty in northwestern Greece was arrested on drugs charges Friday for allegedly using his service car to smuggle marijuana, authorities said.

The suspect was detained in the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/europe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">port town of Igoumenitsa</a> following a road chase, together with an Albanian man found to be riding in the unmarked police vehicle.

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A search of the car uncovered 225 pounds of marijuana, a police statement said.

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It said the detained officer ignored his colleagues' orders to stop for a search and sped away, only coming to a halt after losing control of the vehicle and crashing into parked cars.

Police also arrested a second officer who had been on patrol duty with the suspect on Friday, but was allegedly found in a coffee shop some 12 miles away.

All three suspects faced <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/drugs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drugs-related charges</a>.

The Igoumenitsa area is near the border with Albania, over which large quantities of marijuana are smuggled into Greece.

A Greek police officer was arrested near the Albanian border on Friday, with some 225 pounds of marijuana being found in his service vehicle{ai:summary}<p>Greek police officer caught smuggling marijuana in patrol car, arrested in Igoumenitsa. Albanian man also detained. #crime</p>