A 60-year-old man who was caught driving on the M40 with bin bags containing £100k of drugs on his back seat has been jailed for more than four years

Grace Turner

Published: 6:28 pm April 19, 2023

Updated: 10:23 am October 8, 2025

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On Friday, February 3, officers pulled Christopher McLean over as he drove on the M40 near Warwick.

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Officers suspected that McLean was driving a vehicle with false number plates and, as they spoke to him, they noticed two open bin bags on his back seat which appeared to have illicit contents.

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