Man and woman arrested after BMW search uncovers £150,000 in cash and a knife

Police have found more than £150,000 worth of cash spread across a car and a property after a car was stopped in Cottam.

During a stop of a grey BMW X5 in Finch Lane on Tuesday 8 April at 11.30pm officers were told a driver ‘had been to pick up a bike’.

A search of the car revealed no bike but they did find a knife and £5,000 to £6,000 of cash in a bag in the passenger footwell.

Further searches of a property revealed £150,000 of cash along with cannabis and white powder.

The driver, a 46-year-old man from Kirkham and a passenger, a 39-year-old woman from Kirkham, were both arrested on suspicion of a knife in a public place, money laundering and possession of Class A and Class B drugs.

Police say they remain in custody.

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