THE arrest of two men near Warrington has resulted in what is believed to be the biggest ever mainland seizure of cannabis in the UK.
Police arrested the men – both from Runcorn – after stopping two cars on the M62 at Junction 11, Birchwood.
They recovered 105 kilos of cannabis from the vehicles – and then, as a result of further enquiries, went to Wakefield, in Yorkshire where a further 2,500 kilos of the drug was discovered from a non-residential property.
A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police said today: “It is believed that as a result of these seizures the supply of cannabis in the North West may have been interrupted to the level of £10 million.”
The two men, aged 42 and 35, have appeared before Halton Magistrates and remanded in custody.
They were charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis.
THE arrest of two men near Warrington has resulted in what is believed
to be the biggest ever mainland seizure of cannabis in the UK.
Two arrested after £10m drugs seizure
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