A man has been jailed for a string of offences following a police chase just outside of Newmarket. 

On August 21 last year, police on patrol as part of the Op Sentinel team had reason to stop a black Toyota Prius belonging to Junik Ferizaj. 

The vehicle failed to stop for officers and was driven in a dangerous manner for about five miles through Fordham and Isleham in Cambridgeshire before eventually being stopped on the B1104 Islesham Road. 

He reached speeds of more than 100mph through rural roads and villages during the chase.

East Anglian Daily Times: Junik Ferizaj was sentenced at Ipswich Crown CourtJunik Ferizaj was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court (Image: Suffolk police)

Ferizaj was arrested at the scene and was taken into custody at Bury St Edmunds police station, where he was charged with a number of offences.

Ferizaj, of no fixed abode but of the Mildenhall area, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, possession of cannabis and driving with no insurance. 

The 25-year-old pleaded not guilty to possession of a lock knife, which is classed as an offensive weapon but was found guilty by the jury following a short trial.

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At Ipswich Crown Court on Wednesday, February 14, Ferizaj was sentenced to 15 months in jail and banned from driving for two years and six months. 

PC Harry Tully, of Suffolk police, said: "This is a really powerful example of how the Op Sentinel teams across the county play such an important role in Suffolk, keeping our residents safe by actively targeting those using our road network to carry out their illicit activities, which is often the cause of misery for many within the county. 

"We are determined to continue to make Suffolk a hostile environment for those involved in the drug supply chain and other serious offences that blight our communities and bring misery to many people."