A man was arrested in Gilwern late Wednesday evening on suspicion of theft.

A spokesperson from Gwent Police, said: "We were called to a report of a man acting suspiciously in Abergavenny Road, Gilwern, at around 10pm on Wednesday 1 February.

Officers attended and arrested a 29-year-old man from the Llanwenarth area on suspicion of going equipped for theft of a motor vehicle and resisting arrest.

The man has since been released on conditional bail.

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