Huge haul of drugs uncovered after transit van stopped on M62

Thousands of pills and kilos of suspected MDMA powder were found in the vehicle

A huge haul of drugs were uncovered after a van was stopped on the M62. Officers from Merseyside Police carried out an operation on the motorway near Prescott on Tuesday (April 14).

At around 7.20pm, officers from the force’s Matrix Roads Policing Unit stopped a Ford Transit Van at Junction 7. The stop was carried out with the intention of checking documentation, Merseyside Police said.

During the stop, officers uncovered multiple kilos of suspected MDMA powder and thousands of suspected MDMA pills. The suspected drugs were seized to be forensically analysed.

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The driver, a 41-year-old man from the Crosby area, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and disqualified driving.

A police spokesperson said: “As part of a joint operation involving Matrix and Operation Medusa, we have arrested a man and seized large quantities of suspected MDMA following a stop check on the M62 yesterday, Tuesday 14 April.

“At around 7.20pm, officers from our Matrix Roads Policing Unit stop checked a Ford Transit van at Junction 7 of the M62, with the intention of checking documentation.

“During the course of the stop, multiple kilos of suspected MDMA powder (below) and thousands of suspected MDMA pills (above) were seized from the van. These will be forensically analysed.

“The driver, a 41-year-old man from Crosby, was arrested on suspicion of Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and Disqualified driving. He was taken into custody for questioning.”