Two men charged over drugs found after police stopped a vehicle on motorway near Penrith

Two men have been charged and remanded following a proactive stop by Cumbria  Roads Policing Unit on the M6.

Officers stopped the vehicle travelling southbound on the M6 near Penrith on Thursday afternoon (31st July).

A large quantity of cannabis weighing around 22kg, was located and seized from the vehicle.

Aaron Keepax, aged 38 of Grizedale Place, Heysham and Louis Holloway, aged 31 of South Road, Morecambe, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs.

Detectives from Cumbria’s Serious and Organised Crime unit (CSOC) charged and remanded both men, who were appeared before South Cumbria Magistrates Court on Friday morning (1st August). Keepax has been remanded into custody until a further hearing on the 1st September and Holloway was released on bail.

The seizure forms part of forms part of Operation Alliance - Cumbria Constabulary’s ongoing response to protect the county against serious and organised crime.

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