Around £5,000 and a further £5,000 worth of cannabis was recovered by road police officers in Lancashire on Friday night (August 23).

The first stop came at around 7pm when officers pulled over the drivers of a Volkswagen Passat entering Blackpool on Preston New Road and recovered approximately 3-4kg of cannabis.

A 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply, and it was found the passenger, the 27-year-old, was also wanted in relation to immigration offences.

On the M6 southbound near Preston, officers stopped the driver of a Citroen C3 off the back of previous intelligence and found more than £5,000 in cash.

A 27-year-old man from Birmingham was arrested along with a 32-year-old man, also from Birmingham, on suspicion of money laundering.

Finally, later in the evening the driver of a Vauxhall Insignia was stopped by officers on the motorway near Samlesbury.

A 54-year-old man was arrested for possession with intent to supply after £5,000 worth of cannabis and edibles was found concealed in the vehicle.

Assistant chief constable Karen Edwards said: “This represents just a small proportion of the proactive work the teams across Lancashire Constabulary have undertaken overnight. This is the work that our communities don’t necessarily see, but we are doing every day, 24/7.

“My officers are working hard to identify risk, listen to your concerns and analyse intelligence. We relentlessly target those who are intent on causing harm in our communities.

“I am always pleased to see our custody cells, across the county, very busy, as they are every day. We do really appreciate the many comments of support from our Lancashire residents.

"Please keep sending us intelligence and information as this helps us do more of this work- keeping criminals from operating in our county, enabling us to seize their assets and putting them before the courts."