Armed police arrest man and woman after £1,000 of cash and suspected drugs found in car in Blackpool
Two arrests were made after car was stopped on Ashworth Road
Two people were arrested when Blackpool’s Armed Response Unit stopped a car on Ashworth Road.
When police searched the car, they found £1,000 in cash, a quantity of suspected drugs and mobile phones.
Blackpool Police said: “Officers from our Armed Response Unit were on patrol when they had reason to stop a green Vauxhall Mokka travelling on Ashworth Road.
“The car, driver, and two passengers were searched under section 23 of the misuse of drugs act.
“Officers found approximately £1,000 of cash in the car, a quantity of suspected cocaine, snap bags, scales, snap bags containing suspected cannabis, and multiple mobile phones.
“The driver, a 43-year-old man from the Greater Manchester area was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, money laundering, and possession of class B drugs.
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“The passengers, a 34-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man, both from the Greater Manchester area, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, money laundering, and possession of class B drugs.
“All three have been released on bail pending further enquiries.”