Two men have been arrested on suspicion of several offences after being stopped on the M6 by Cumbria Police.

Officers part of Cumbria Police’s driver training team, stopped a Land Rover Freelander that was towing a trailer at around 11:18am today, September 21, on the M6 southbound between J42 and J41.

A 33-year-old man from Merseyside have been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods, driving a vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug over the specified limit, using a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance and driving whilst disqualified.

A 25-year-old man from Merseyside have been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.

Both remain in police custody.

This investigation forms part of Operation Lantern – Cumbria Constabulary’s ongoing response to target rural crime within Cumbria.