A yoga instructor told police she had been shopping at the Trafford Centre and had no money on her - but was then caught with thousands of pounds of criminal cash stashed in her glove box.
Antonia Bettridge was pulled over by officers off the M62 at junction nine for Winwick, Warrington, because of her poor driving.
Officers became suspicious but when asked what she had on her, Bettridge told them she had 'no money' as she was on her way back from a trip to the Trafford Centre.
However, when officers searched her vehicle, they found more than £8,000 in cash. It transpired the personal trainer and masseuse was in fact on a return journey after travelling to a service station more than 150 miles away - where she had been 'doing a favour' for a friend. READ MORE: Grinning thug poses for selfies outside court after he's spared jail for stabbing stranger in Piccadilly Gardens READ MORE: The top stories across the M.E.N.
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