A £70,000 stash of stolen whisky has been found in the back of a lorry in West Yorkshire by police after a chase on a motorway. West Yorkshire's Roads Policing Unit were carrying out a drink drive patrol as part of Operation Limit, the national drink and drug drive campaign, this morning when they spotted the "suspicious" lorry.

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£70,000 of suspected stolen whisky found in lorry on M606 in stinger operation

The bottles were recovered from a lorry which was stopped on the M606 near Bradford, police say.

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Arrests after £70k of stolen whisky found in lorry near Bradford

Officers from West Yorkshire’s Roads Policing Unit were carrying out a drink-drive patrol on Saturday when they came across a ‘suspicious’ lorry.

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Lorry with £70,000 of stolen whisky stopped on motorway

Police said the drink drive patrol officers ‘weren’t expecting the alcohol-related offence (Picture:West Yorkshire Police)  Police officers on drink driving patrol got more than they bargained for after pulling over a ‘suspicious’ lorry – £70,000 of whisky stashed in the back. The vehicle initially failed to stop and led officers on a brief chase up the northbound M606 near Bradford, which was briefly closed this morning. West Yorkshire Police s…

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Officers on drink driving patrol stop van with £70,000 of 'stolen' whisky inside

Officers said they 'weren't expecting' to find the discovery

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Motorway closed as lorry with £70,000 of stolen whisky stopped by police

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West Yorkshire's Roads Policing Unit were carrying out a drink drive patrol when the lorry failed to stop, leading to a chase on the M606 near Bradford which caused a brief closure of the motorway.

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Police chase leads to £70,000 stash of 'stolen' whisky being found in lorry

Two men have been arrested after police recovered £70,000 worth of suspected stolen whisky from a lorry in a stinger operation.

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Boxes of Johnny Cree whisky, estimated to be worth £70,000 and believed to be stolen, were found when the lorry was searched.

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Lorry with £70,000 of stolen Scotch whisky stopped on motorway

A £70,000 stash of stolen whisky has been recovered after police chased down a suspicious lorry on a motorway near Bradford.West Yorkshire's Roads Policing Unit discovered boxes of Johnny Cree whisky in the back of the vehicle following a brief pursuit on the M606.The incident unfolded during routine drink-drive patrols on Saturday morning, with officers noting they "weren't expecting the alcohol-related offence" whilst carrying out their duties…

£70,000 of suspected stolen whisky found in lorry on M606 in stinger operation

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