Man arrested after police found more than £250,000 in a car on the M6
The 35-year-old remains in custody after being stopped near Leyland
A man has been arrested after we stopped a car on the M6 and found in excess of £250,000 in cash.
At 3.36pm yesterday (August 21) our officers stopped a black Kia Sportage, close to Leyland, following the suspicious nature of its driving.
In the back of the vehicle was tightly wrapped bundles of cash totalling more than quarter of a million pounds.
A 35-year-old man from Northampton has been arrested on suspicion of money-laundering and remains in custody at this time.
T/DCI Mark Riley, of our Digital Media Investigation and Economic Crime Unit, said:
“This is undoubtedly one of the biggest ever cash seizures resulting from a vehicle stop check in Lancashire. I’d like to thank all those involved in this pro-active policing.
“I hope it sends out a strong message to Organised Criminal Groups (OCGs) that Lancashire is not a safe place to transport your ill-gotten gains. We will find it and we will take it off you.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting log 880 of August 21, 2023.
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