Arrests made after police stop HGV full of suspected stolen fuel on M6 in Staffordshire

Arrests have been made after police revealed officers had stopped a HGV full of suspected stolen fuel on the M6 in Staffordshire.

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The Central Motorway Police Group posted on X that the HGV was suspected of having cloned registration plates.

Officers stopped the vehicle on the M6 yesterday.

CMPG said two people were arrested after a second vehicle was also stopped.

Photo:@CMPG
Photo:@CMPG

Posting on X, CMPG wrote: "HGV on #cloned plates & full of presumed #stolen fuel successfully stopped using tactics on the M6 @StaffsPolice

"A 2nd offending car was also located where they tried their luck on foot. 2 arrested, 1 with the help of #PDVixen."