Two arrested after thousands of pounds seized from car abandoned on A249

By: Chloe Holmwood cholmwood@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 13:10, 23 July 2019

Updated: 13:34, 23 July 2019

Bundles of cash totalling an estimated £30,000 were seized from a car abandoned following a police chase.

Officers had been concerned about the speed of the black Ford Focus, which failed to stop as it travelled on the Sittingbourne-bound carriageway of the A249.

The car was abandoned after it crashed into the middle of the Stockbury Roundabout and two men were found in nearby undergrowth following a search involving a sniffer dog and the National Police Air Service helicopter.

Thousands of pounds were found in the abandoned car. Stock image

It happened at about 10.55pm on Sunday.

A 42-year-old man, from Sittingbourne, was arrested on suspicion of driving offences and money laundering, and a 35-year-old man, from Maidstone, on suspicion of money laundering.

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Both men were released on bail until Friday, August 16 pending further inquiries by detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.