Armed police arrest three people after stopping stolen van on M1 in Derbyshire

On Wednesday, July 6, the Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit reported that they had been called to attend an incident on the M1 near Tibshelf.

Their Leicestershire counterparts had called for support to stop a suspicious van that was travelling into Derbyshire.

The vehicle was eventually stopped on the motorway by Derbyshire and Leicestershire officers, as well as armed response units.

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The van was found to have been stolen from West Yorkshire, and the three occupants were subsequently detained.