A haul of cannabis worth more than £5,000 was so strong police officers could smell it even as they travelled past at 70mph.

Eastern Daily Press: The haul of cannabis police seized from a car. Photo: Breckland policeThe haul of cannabis police seized from a car. Photo: Breckland police (Image: Breckland police)

Officers from Breckland police were on routine patrols at around 1am on Sunday when, while travelling past the A11 services at Besthorpe, one officer "got a strong smell of cannabis - even while driving at 70mph" so the officers turned around at the next junction to go back to investigate.

A spokesman for Breckland police said: "When we arrived our colleagues had stopped the pair in the vehicle and due to other factors, including the smell, we completed a search and the result was £5,300 - roughly - of cannabis."

A man and a boy were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis.