Two men and a boy have been arrested after police stopped a car on the M6 southbound.
Police stopped a black Volkswagen travelling southbound on the M6 at around 11.30pm on Wednesday (27 August).
The car and those within were searched with the help of a police dog and around £20,000 in cash was discovered.
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The driver, 36 from Leeds, and passengers, 34 from St Helens and 16 from Leeds, were arrested on suspicion of money laundering. They are in custody.
A spokesperson for police said: “Yesterday at around 11:30pm, officers from our Roads Crime Team were travelling southbound along the M6 when they had reason to stop a black Volkswagen Sharan.
“The car, the driver and the passengers were searched under section 23 of the misuse of drugs act, and with the help of Police Dog Buddy, approximately £20,000 cash was found.
“The driver, a 36 year old man from Leeds, and the passengers, a 34 year old man from St Helens and a 16 year old boy from Leeds have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering. They are currently in custody.”
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