A YOUTH was arrested for possessing cannabis after an off-duty policeman tussled with him on a bus.

The 17-year-old was seen rolling a joint on a Holmfirth-bound bus at Tuesday teatime.

The officer challenged him just after 4pm and seized the drug, then called other police.

The youth, from Wooldale, was arrested and reprimanded for possessing a class C drug.

Sgt Tim O'Sullivan, of Huddersfield police, said: "Possessing cannabis is still illegal and people face arrest.

"If they are caught supplying it they may well face a prison sentence if convicted," added Sgt O'Sullivan.