Police seize £600,000 cocaine haul on M6 near Penrith

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Thursday 26 January 2023 at 11:37am

Police have seized cocaine with a street value of £600,000 after stopping a car on the M6 between junctions 39 and 40. Credit: PA Media

Police have seized cocaine with a street value of £600,000 after stopping a car on the M6 near Penrith.

Officers stopped a vehicle on the M6 between junctions 39 and 40 on Tuesday 24 January.

Lee Green, aged 37, from Leigh, Greater Manchester was charged with possession with intent to supply Class A controlled drugs.

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