IN THE NEWS
POLICE SEIZE £39K IN CASH FROM TAXI TRAVELLING SOUTH ON M6 FROM GLASGOW
Police in Cumbria have been granted permission to hold onto £39,000 in “suspicious” cash seized from a taxi traveling south on the M6 near Carlisle. The money, found in the boot of the vehicle, was discovered after officers stopped the taxi on Saturday, July 19. A financial investigator told the city’s Rickergate court that the stop was initiated because officers “suspected something untoward was going on.”
The driver and a passenger, who were travelling from Glasgow, gave inconsistent accounts of their journey when questioned separately. The investigator noted that criminals often use taxis to transport illicit items from Scotland into England. Inside the taxi’s spare wheel compartment, officers found a tightly wrapped package of cash. The driver claimed he was delivering it to someone in London, while the passenger denied any
knowledge of the money, saying he was simply asked to collect the package in Glasgow. Police suspect the money is linked to crime, and magistrates agreed, stating there were “reasonable grounds to suspect the money was linked to crime, or intended for some criminal purpose.” An order was granted for six months under Proceeds of Crime legislation, allowing police to continue their investigation into the origin of the funds.
WAKEFIELD TAXI WITH PASSENGER ONBOARD SHOT AT WITH A METAL BEARING
A taxi with a passenger onboard has been shot at with a metal bearing whilst driving down Doncaster Road in Wakefield Tuesday night, 30 July. Thankfully the driver and passenger were both unhurt but were left frightened and badly
shaken by the attack. Also hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused to the vehicle. Yasa Ahmed, Chair of Wakefield drivers association told PHTM: “It’s been reported to the council and the police, but we need elected members to chase it up otherwise
people won’t do anything about it. “And why did the youths only target a taxi ? “Door stickers need to be reviewed as a matter of urgency. This incident could have seriously hurt the customer and driver, it’s become a public safety issue.”
PHTM AUGUST 2025
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