Traffic cops found £4m of cocaine hidden in driver’s van after pulling him over on M6
Traffic cops pulled a driver over on the M6 and discovered?4m worth of cocaine hidden in his van. A total of 40kg of the class A drug was found hidden inside cardboard boxes in the back of Stephen Phillips' vehicle after he was stopped by police in Cheshire in October last year.
The 56-year-old has now been jailed following the dramatic discovery. It came following joint investigation between the National Crime Agency and Merseyside Police.
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A total of 40kg of cocaine was found hidden in two cardboard boxes -Credit:NCA
Det Chief Insp Tony Roberts said: "I have no doubt that if we had not seized this cocaine, it would have been sold on the streets of Merseyside and beyond, likely fuelling violence, anti-social behaviour, and potentially endangering lives.
"Merseyside Police and the National Crime Agency work extremely closely with other police forces to keep the county safe from serious and organised crime.
I thank Cheshire Police for their invaluable assistance with this particular investigation."