Police arrest man travelling with carrier bags full of cannabis on Doncaster motorway

Police have arrested a man who was found to be travelling with carrier bags full of a cannabis on the back seat of his car as he made his way along a Doncaster stretch of motorway.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Mar 2016, 08:31 BST
Updated 20th Mar 2016, 09:45 BST
Police have arrested a man who was found to be travelling with carrier bags full of a cannabis on the back seat of his car as he made his way along a Doncaster stretch of motorway. Picture courtesy of North Yorkshire Police.Police have arrested a man who was found to be travelling with carrier bags full of a cannabis on the back seat of his car as he made his way along a Doncaster stretch of motorway. Picture courtesy of North Yorkshire Police.
Police have arrested a man who was found to be travelling with carrier bags full of a cannabis on the back seat of his car as he made his way along a Doncaster stretch of motorway. Picture courtesy of North Yorkshire Police.

Working with North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police officers stopped the 'suspicious vehicle' on the A1, just outside Doncaster at around 2am this morning.

A North Yorkshire police spokesman said: "Car with cannabis was stopped on A1 nr Doncaster around 2am. One male arrested. Still in custody."

Commenting on Twitter, North Yorkshire Police added: "Suspicious vehicle stopped using TPaC tactics with @SYPOperations on A1m. Large quantity of cannabis located."