Large scale seizure of drugs and illegal tobacco in Wakefield city centre

Police forced entry into the car, which was on Small Page Yard just off Westgate, at 5pm last night after receiving a tip-off.

Insp Ian Williams said: “We will continue to act on the intelligence passed to us by our communities. In this case we have recovered a large quantity of a Class B drug and kilos of illegal tobacco.

“Whilst this may not seem like a serious crime to some people, cannabis is a Class B drug and illegal tobacco dodges tax which means that everyone else pays a higher rate of tax whilst the criminals line their pockets with their ill-gotten gains.”

Anyone with any information should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.