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Axe and 'large quantity' of cocaine found after police stop taxi



An axe and "large quantity" of cocaine were discovered after police stopped a taxi in Cumbria during the early hours of this morning.

Cumbria Roads Police today released a picture of the taxi after the swoop on the A590 dual carriageway near Newby Bridge.

Both the taxi driver and passenger were arrested following "a lengthy chat" and the weapon and drugs were seized after the dramatic Lake District swoop.

Police tweeted details of the operation at around 4am today and said the taxi had travelled from Halifax in West Yorkshire.

Confirming the arrests Cumbria Roads Police confirmed: "Taxi from Halifax stopped on the A590 dual carriageway near Newby Bridge. After a lengthy chat with the driver and passenger they were both arrested due to one breaching his restraining order and both for possession of an axe and a large quantity of cocaine."

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well that's one less PH plying their trade in halifax

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