PSNI arrest three following discovery of £1,000 worth of cleaning products in car

A boot-load of cleaning products worth more than £1,000 were among the items found by PSNI officers when they stopped a car on Saturday night.
By Valerie Martin
Published 24th Mar 2024, 08:13 BST
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A photo posted by Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon police shows the vehicle’s boot packed with well-known brands, including popular laundry items.

The Road Policing Interceptors team in Sprucefield stopped the silver Toyota Corolla on the A1 dual-carriageway using ‘pre-emptive tactics’ in order to prevent the likelihood of a pursuit.

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Police say the vehicle and occupants had been reported as being involved in several incidents over the last few days in the Newry and Banbridge areas.

Some of the items found in a car stopped by police on the A1 dual-carriageway. Picture: PSNISome of the items found in a car stopped by police on the A1 dual-carriageway. Picture: PSNI
Some of the items found in a car stopped by police on the A1 dual-carriageway. Picture: PSNI

A search of the vehicle was carried out and a number of items were located including more than £1,000 of cleaning products and a number of counterfeit Scottish £50 notes.

A PSNI spokesperson confirmed: “Two males and a female have been arrested in relation to theft and tendering counterfeit currency and are currently assisting police with their enquiries.”