£28,000 cash found in supermarket carrier bag after Preston vehicle stop
A Lexus was stopped in Broadgate after reports of erratic driving, with officers later making further arrests on the motorway.
Five people from Bury have been arrested after Preston Police found around £28,000 in cash and suspected Class A drugs.
Preston Task Force officers attended reports of a suspicious vehicle being driven erratically on the motorway after it had come into Preston on Saturday.
Officers later located the vehicle, a Lexus, on Harrington Road in Broadgate.
The driver, passenger and car were searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Preston Police said officers found approximately £28,000 in cash inside a supermarket carrier bag in the car.
A quantity of suspected Class A drugs was also found in the vehicle, while the driver tested positive for cocaine.
The driver, a 39-year-old man from Bury, Greater Manchester, and a 17-year-old male, also from Bury, were arrested on suspicion of money laundering and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
The driver was also arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
A further vehicle suspected to be linked to the incident was stopped on the motorway.
Three males, aged 17, 27 and 28, all from Bury, Greater Manchester, were also arrested.
Preston Police said all five had been interviewed and properties searched before being released on bail while the investigation continues.
Anyone with information about drug dealing can contact Preston Task Force at [email protected].