Police find ammunition in M1 vehicle check

A driver has been arrested after police found ammunition in a vehicle stopped on the M1 last night (Wednesday, February 2).
By Valerie Martin
Published 3rd Feb 2022, 08:22 BST
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Police said the vehicle was stopped by the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Intercept Team using what they have described as ‘pre-emptive tactics’ in order to prevent the likelihood of a pursuit.

“Enquiries carried out showed the driver to be recently disqualified in court. Whilst dealing with the driver, officers observed ammunition in the vehicle that the driver couldn’t account for,” a PSNI spokesperson confirmed.

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The driver was arrested for driving whilst disqualified and possession of amunition in suspicious circumstances.

A driver was arrested after the PSNI Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Intercept Team stopped a vehicle on the M1. Picture: PSNIA driver was arrested after the PSNI Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Intercept Team stopped a vehicle on the M1. Picture: PSNI
A driver was arrested after the PSNI Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Intercept Team stopped a vehicle on the M1. Picture: PSNI

The ANPR Intercept Team use vehicles equipped with sophisticated digital technology to automatically detect the vehicle registrations of those committing or suspected of committing crime as they move around the Northern Ireland road network.