Police find £500,000 worth of heroin in boot of car stopped in Yorkshire

By Daniel Sheridan
Published 13th Dec 2022, 15:31 BST
Updated 13th Dec 2022, 15:31 BST
Police officers who stopped a car in Yorkshire found a staggering £500,000 worth of heroin in the boot.

Officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YH ROCU), assisted by West Yorkshire Police, seized a total of nine kilos of the Class A drug which was found in the boot of the vehicle in Batley after a search on Friday afternoon (December 9)

One man was arrested, police said.

He has been charged with possession with intent to supply.

The man appeared before magistrates on Saturday where he was remanded into custody until January 6, 2023, at Leeds Crown Court.