El Centro Polce and several other agencies engaged in a lengthy pursuit Wednesday afternoon.

The chase started at 5:24 p.m. when an ECPD officer attempted a traffic stop on a silver Volkswagen van on Imperial Avenue and Bradshaw. The van failed to yield and proceeded on Imperial Avenue, turning on to Scott and then through numerous surface streets in El Centro before heading southbound on 4th Street, several times driving southbound in the northbound lanes at speeds of 55 miles per hour. The van then went east on Interstate 8 and south on Highway 111. El Centro police notified Calexico Police and the Port of Entry of the pursuit's direction. The van continued into the city of Calexico, went west on Highway 98, through several surface streets, went through the parking lot of the Gran Plaza Outlet Center where the van collided with an ECPD patrol car, and then continued through Calexico streets before finally being stopped at about 5:45 p.m. The driver, a 42-year-old man, was arrested for a number of traffic violations as well as drug charges. He was turned over to agents of Homeland Secuity Investigations for the drug violations There were no injuries reported from the incident.