Around 100,000 suspected counterfeit cigarettes, thought to be worth around £80,000, were seized after police stopped a van. The suspicious van was heading south on the A1 shortly after 11.30am on Monday, March 14.
Nottinghamshire Police pulled behind the vehicle after it had passed the Coddington junction and worked to box the van in, using marked and unmarked vehicles, and safely brought it to a stop. Investigations are ongoing.
Inspector David Mather, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This positive result was thanks to some excellent work between different teams and shows we will continue to proactively stop vehicles believed to be involved in criminality.
