Man charged with money laundering after car stopped on M1 in Yorkshire

A man has been charged after a vehicle was stopped by police on the M1 in Yorkshire on Sunday.

Officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YH ROCU) have charged a man with possession with intent to supply cocaine and crack cocaine after stopping a vehicle on the northbound M1 near Carr Gate, Wakefield, following the recovery of a quantity of drugs.

Subsequent searches also recovered a substantial amount of cash, police said.

The man, aged 43, was also charged with money laundering and remanded to appear before magistrates in Leeds.