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Jun 2020
Police find car carrying £10,000 cash in Boroughbridge
North Yorkshire Police has reported it stopped two suspicious cars near Boroughbridge, one carried £10,000 in cash.
The first car was found on the A1(M) southbound at junction 48, near Boroughbridge, on Saturday evening. The officers found the cash inside the Mercedes C200 and chose to carry out a roadside drug test on the driver.
The officers arrested the 60 year old driver on suspicion of drug driving and money laundering.
A further car, seen near the Mercedes, was stopped by the police at junction 46. The 26 year old driver was also arrested on suspicion of drug driving and money laundering as well as possession of cannabis.
Both men were charged with failing to produce a specimen of blood for analysis and were released as investigations continue. The second driver also received a warning for possessing cannabis.
The cars were seized for further examination.
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