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Woman arrested after £60,000 in cash found in carrier bag in car in Carnforth

A woman has been arrested after £60,000 in cash was found in a carrier bag in a car in Carnforth.

The money was seized after officers from Lancashire Police’s TacOps department searched a car in Carnforth yesterday (Thursday, August 11).

The Kia Niro was stopped on Dunkirk Avenue, Carnforth, after leaving the M6 motorway just after 2pm.

A search of the vehicle recovered a carrier bag containing the large quantity of cash.

Officers arrested a 34-year-old woman from Lancaster on suspicion of money laundering.

She was interviewed and later released under investigation.

Further enquiries are being carried out by the Economic Crime Unit.

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