Police seize van stuffed full of cannabis plants and arrest six after motorway swoop
CANNABIS plants are piled up to the roof in the back of a van stopped by police on a motorway.
Six suspects were arrested after the hashish swoop on the M1 at Toddington, near Luton, Bedfordshire.
The Beds, Cambs and Herts Roads Policing Unit tweeted: “Apologies for the disruption on the M1 at J12 this morning.”
“Six arrests made and harvest of cannabis seized.”
One fellow cop – called Ben – from the unit said: “Really good haul.
“Do we have a big enough evidence bag for that?
One local – called Rob – added: “Damm that’s a lot of weed.”
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The Central Motorway Police Group said: “Can’t be apologising for a quality stop like that.
“Good work.”
One local commented: “The ‘how’s my driving sticker’ is a nice touch. Has anyone called that number to discuss their driving on the HIGHways?”
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