Two arrested on M62 motorway after police pull over suspected immigrants with cannabis in the car

Police arrested two people after pulling over a car and finding two Albanian nationals with cannabis inside.

Two people have been arrested on the M62 motorway after police pulled over a car as part of a routine traffic stop.

Police pulled over a car and arrested two people on suspicion of drug and immigration offences. Photo: West Yorkshire Police RPU/Twitterplaceholder image
Police pulled over a car and arrested two people on suspicion of drug and immigration offences. Photo: West Yorkshire Police RPU/Twitter

The incident happened south of Bradford and two people were arrested on suspicion of illegally entering the UK and for cannabis production.

Cannabis plants were found in the vehicle along with two Albanian passports.

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