Police made the discovery after pulling over a Ford C-Max on East Lancs Road
A man was arrested after police found a large amount of cannabis in a Tesco bag when they pulled over his car. At around 10.50am on Monday , an officer from Merseyside Police 's Matrix Roads Policing Unit stopped a Ford C-Max on the East Lancashire Road near Rainford . When the car was searched, a food delivery bag containing a Tesco bag within it was found, which had a large cannabis bush inside.
Police forces are coming together in a national operation to tackle the ‘fatal four’ behaviours which cause a spike in road users being killed or seriously injured during the month of July. The 'fatal four' includes: speeding, driving under the influence of drink or drugs, not wearing a seatbelt and mobile phone use. You can report instances of unsafe driving to the police, via calling 101 or submitting an online report on their website.
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