More than 40kg of suspected class A drugs were discovered in a van on the M1.

Malcolm O’Halloran, 50, of no fixed address, has been charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply and appeared at Hatfield Remand Court on Wednesday January 20.

Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Roads Policing Unit stopped the Ford Connect Van near Junction 9 at 12.15pm on Tuesday January 19.

Officers carried out further searches at an address in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, where a substantial amount of cash and three guns were seized.