Motorway closed as lorry with £70,000 of stolen whisky stopped by police

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A £70,000 stash of stolen whisky has been found in the back of a lorry by police in an incident which briefly closed the M606 near Bradford.

Officers from West Yorkshire’s Roads Policing Unit were carrying out a drink drive patrol on Saturday when they came across a “suspicious” lorry.

The vehicle had earlier failed to stop for officers and led to a brief chase on the northbound M606. READ MORE: Body of man found in River Roch in Heywood 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.