A man has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering after a 'six figure sum' of cash was found in a car pulled over by police on the M61.
Lancashire Constabulary said the suspect was travelling along the motorway in a Nissan Juke on Thursday (May 18) when he was stopped at around 1pm near Botany Bay near Bolton.
A 'six-figure' cash sum was found inside the Nissan. Pictures released by police show bundles of £50 notes stashed in plastic bags. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community A 61-year-old man arrested at the scene before being interviewed has since been released on conditional bail.
A Chorley Police spokesperson said: "A six-figure sum of cash was seized when our officers stopped a car on the M61 yesterday (May 18).
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