ARMED police swooped on a car near Rhos-on-Sea which is suspected stolen from the south east of England.

Cheshire and North Wales Alliance Armed Policing Unit said its officers stopped the car, which is suspected stolen from the Thames Valley area, overnight near Rhos-on-Sea.

One suspect is now in police custody. 

A spokesperson for the unit said the stop was made with help from the North Wales Police control room and the force's Roads Policing and dog units.