More than £100,000 cash and drugs seized after van stopped on M6 in Lancashire

More than £100,000 in cash and drugs were seized after police stopped a van at motorway services in Lancashire.

Officers from Lancashire Police’s Roads Crime Team pulled over a Ford Transit at Charnock Richard Services on the southbound M6 at around 9.30pm yesterday.

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The vehicle was searched and officers discovered more than £100,000 in cash along with a quantity of cannabis.

A 36-year-old man from London was arrested on suspicion of money laundering and possession of drugs.

He remains in police custody.

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