A man was arrested after bars of gold worth £28,000 were seized from a car on the M6.

Police stopped a Nissan Qashqai travelling northbound on the M6 on Wednesday.

Officers subsequently found four 100g bars of gold with an approximate value of £28,000 when they searched the car.

A 42-year-old man from Glasgow was subsequently arrested on suspicion of money laundering.

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Man arrested after four 100g bars of gold worth £28,000 seized from car on M6