Armed police stop van containing drugs and weapons

A van containing cannabis plants and weapons was stopped by armed police in Lincolnshire following reports from Humberside Police of an aggravated burglary.

Officers from Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire stopped the vehicle by using a stinger device on the A1 near Newark.

A search of the van found a large quantity of cannabis and three machetes.

Three men, aged 18, 21, and 23, were detained on suspicion of aggravated burglary, possession of a blade in a public place and possession of Class B drugs.