Officers on drink driving patrol stop van with £70,000 of ‘stolen’ whisky inside
West Yorkshire Police)
Police officers on drink driving patrol got more than they bargained for after pulling over a ‘suspicious’ lorry – £70,000 of whisky stashed in the back.
The vehicle initially failed to stop and led officers on a brief chase up the northbound M606 near Bradford, which was briefly closed this morning.
West Yorkshire Police said a stinger was used by the officers, who were working as part of the Operation Limit national drink and drug drive campaign, at 7.50am to bring the lorry to a halt.
The force said the drink drive patrol officers ‘weren’t expecting the alcohol-related offence which briefly closed the M606 near Bradford’ on Saturday.
Boxes of Johnny Cree whisky, estimated to be worth £70,000, were found when the lorry was searched, the force said.
The whisky is ‘believed to be stolen’ and there were no supporting documents.
Two males, who were in the lorry, have been arrested and are in custody.
The northbound M606 has now reopened after being shut while the officers dealt with the incident.
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.
For more stories like this, check our news page.