Officers from the Channel Tunnel Policing Unit stopped and searched a car around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. They discovered a dozen £1,000 cash bundles in two holdalls that had been mixed in with clothing.
The two men in the car told police they were spending money given to them by relatives, but they were unable to provide further evidence and changed their story. The money was seized, and two men, aged 36 and 22, were detained on suspicion of money laundering.
The 36-year-old, who has no fixed address, has been released pending further investigation. The 22-year-old Londoner was wanted for drug offences committed outside of Kent. He is still in police custody.
