A driver said he couldn't explain why police discovered £125,000 in cash inside the boot of their car, according to police.
The black Range Rover was stopped by officers on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) at a service station on the M6 motorway yesterday afternoon (February 9).
Police searched the vehicle which stopped at Sandbach Services, and a huge sum of cash was found inside, Cheshire Live reports.
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The money has since been seized.
No arrests were made at the scene and the cash has been passed on to HMRC.
A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said: "At around 3.50pm on Wednesday, February 9 officers stopped a black Range Rover at the M6 Sandbach Services on behalf of HMRC.
"No arrests were made but a large quantity of cash was seized from the vehicle which has been passed to HMRC."
Referring to the incident in a post on social media last night, North West Motorway Police said: "Our Cheshire Roads Crime Unit Patrols stopped a vehicle earlier at Sandbach Services.
"Located £125,000 in the vehicle. Driver couldn't explain where it had come from."
A HMRC spokesperson said: "We don’t comment on ongoing activity."
