Man arrested after £40,000 in cash seized during late-night stop on M6 in Lancashire
By Sean Gleaves
Published 7th Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT
A man was arrested after police seized around £40,000 in cash during a late-night stop on the M6 in Lancashire.
Officers were on patrol at around 10pm on Tuesday evening (January 6) when they stopped a grey Renault Trafic van at Charnock Richard services.
The vehicle was searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, during which officers discovered a large quantity of cash.
The driver, a 29-year-old man from Birmingham, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of money laundering.
He remains in police custody while enquiries continue.
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