Woman, 57, arrested on M6 after £250k worth of class A drugs discovered

A big £250,000 drugs haul was discovered on the M6 Toll road at Norton Canes services after a car was stopped by Staffordshire Police's new Road Crime Team

A big drugs haul was discovered in a car on a Midlands motorway after officers stopped and searched a car at services. A woman was driving along the M6 Toll road when she was stopped at the Norton Canes service area on Tuesday (October 8) by Staffordshire Police’s new Road Crime Team officers, formerly part of the Central Motorway Police Group.

The car was pursued by RCT officers with the stop made at the Roadchef-branded services shortly before 5pm. The car was searched and inside officers found nine kilograms of Class A drugs, with an estimated value of £250,000.

A 57-year-old woman, from Cambridgeshire, has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A. She is set to be quizzed by officers.

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A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: “We have arrested a woman after officers found an estimated £250,000-worth of class A drugs inside a car on the M6 in Norton Canes. The car was followed by officers from our new Road Crime Team (RCT) shortly after 5pm on Tuesday (October 8).

“It was stopped at a service station in Norton Canes, leading to the discovery of around nine kilograms of class A drugs. A 57-year-old woman, from Cambridgeshire, has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A and will be questioned in custody.

“We’re working closely with the new road crime team to go after serious and organised criminals who use our road networks to carry out their offences, including drug supply, illegal firearms activity, modern slavery, and cyber-crime. Proactive work to action intelligence and disrupt the organised crime groups offending in Staffordshire is continuing at pace every day.”