A police patrol car's dashcam has captured the shocking moment when he was attacked by the two drug dealers he was trying to arrest.

North Wales police officer Pc Meurig Jones can be seen tailing Kalvyn McGimpsey and Liam Elms after they drove from Merseyside to North Wales in a bid to flog more than £5,000 worth of cannabis.

But when Pc Jones finally confronted the duo in a car park next to the Menai Bridge in Anglesey, he was attacked and forced to wrestle for a bag that contained the Class B drug.

One of the drug dealers grabs the police officer in a headlock, while the other attempts to wrestle back the bag of cannabis

The officer is forced to the floor, as the assault continues in a car park in North Wales

McGimpsey, 24, of Ardrossa Road, Anfield and Elms, 32, of Chigwell Close, Croxteth, both Liverpool, were handed a combined 46 months' sentence for the January 10 assault as well as conspiracy with intent to supply cannabis at Caernarfon Crown Court.

Pc Jones, who needed hospital treatment after being put in headlock during the scuffle, initially searched McGimpsey and discovered cannabis hidden on his person.

The officer then found a black bag in the footwell of the blue Lexus, but McGimpsey challenged the Pc when he grabbed it and the pair tussled for control.

Jumping to the aid of his partner in crime, Elms grabbed the officer in a headlock and hauled him to the floor while McGimpsey made his escape.

The officer was first seen with the bag of drugs in his hands as he attempted to warn the dealer away

But things took a shocking turn when the two men decided to launch a furious attempt to get the drugs back

This still shows how the two criminals worked together in order to escape the situation

But the desperate officer managed to hang on to Elms while he radioed for reinforcement.

McGimpsey desperately tried to find nearby residents to hide him from the searching officers.

But home owners turned down his cash offers and instead one concerned local called police at 2.45pm.

The officer fights bravely to hold onto the bag of drugs despite the prolonged efforts of the pair

As one of the criminals hold the policeman in a headlock, the other makes a final attempt to grab the bag

But the officer was determined not to go down without a fight, putting his life on the line

Officers eventually tracked him down to a hiding spot in scaffolding at a block of flats with the bag full of 548g of cannabis discarded in a wheelie bin.

Sentencing, judge Niclas Parry said: 'You drove from Liverpool to North Wales with the sole intention of selling drugs.

'Likely you thought North Wales as a soft touch but there has been a concerted effort to clamp down on high quality drugs bring brought into the region from both Liverpool and Manchester.'