Officers have arrested two men after a vehicle was pulled over for speeding on the M6, and £10,000 in cash was found.

A 34-year-old man from Birmingham who was arrested on suspicion of money laundering has since been bailed until June 5.

The second man, aged 29, was arrested on suspicion of money laundering and was then further detained by Border Force in relation to immigration offences.

The vehicle was caught travelling at speeds of up to 100mph on the M6 near Lancaster at around 2.30pm on Friday (March 10).

When the car was pulled over by patrols at Charnock Richard services, officers searched the men and found £10,000 inside the vehicle.

The cash was seized as well as the vehicle as it was discovered the driver was uninsured and without a licence.

A spokesperson for the police said: “Two men have been arrested and a car and cash seized after two men were stopped on the M6.

“We take the safety of road users seriously and are determined to disrupt anybody who uses our road network to carry out criminality.”