Motorway chase uncovers £70,000 worth of ’stolen’ whiskey in lorry

15 December 2024 , 16:56

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Motorway chase uncovers £70,000 worth of ’stolen’ whiskey in lorry

£70,000 worth of stolen whisky has been discovered by police in the back of a lorry after a motorway chase on the M606 near Bradford.

Officers were carrying out a drink drive patrol as part of Operation Limit, the national drink and drug drive campaign, when they spotted the "suspicious" lorry.

Its driver failed to stop, triggering a brief chase which resulted in the use of a stinger to bring the vehicle to a stop.

Searching the lorry, suspected to be cloned and with no supporting documents, officers found and recovered the Johnny Cree whisky, believed to be stolen.  

Two males were arrested from the vehicle and have been taken into custody, the force said.

The lorry had earlier failed to stop for officers. Picture: West Yorkshire Police

Officers deployed a stinger to bring the ’suspicious’ lorry to a stop. Picture: West Yorkshire Police

The force said the drink drive patrol officers "weren’t expecting the alcohol-related offence".

The northbound M606 was briefly closed as a safety procedure while officers dealt with the incident, but has since reopened.

Thomas Brown