A man who fled the island has today been returned after a joint operation between Manx and Merseyside police.

Kyle Molyneux, 24, was wanted by Manx police as part of an ongoing investigation.

Videos uploaded to Snapchat by Mr Molyneux showed him grinning and flexing his muscles while aboard a boat. It includes the message ’Less charm more [arm emoji] - laters [long-tail emoji]’.

This morning the police tweeted that Mr Molyneux ’has been located, arrested and returned to the island’.

A spokesman said: ’Policing is a partnership and we are part of a bigger policing family. We would like to thank the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, Assistant chief constable Chris Green and Merseyside Police Chief Constable Andy Cooke’s teams for their help.’