A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of absconding lawful custody.

A 29-year-old man from Banbury was arrested on Tuesday and remains in police custody.

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The arrest is in connection with an incident on April 15 when a man who was under arrest on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs absconded from hospital.

As a result of this arrest, police are no longer appealing for information to trace Lewis Abubakar.

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