The incident happened in Newmarket town centre in west Suffolk (Image: Suffolk police)
A man who had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly in a Suffolk town centre racially abused a police officer while in custody.
The incident happened in Newmarket town centre on Tuesday evening, Mildenhall police said on Twitter.
The man was detained for being drunk and disorderly in a public place, but en route to custody he became aggressive and racially abused the officer.
He was further arrested and will remain in custody for police interview.
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