Men from London stopped by police on busy Hampshire motorway and found with cash, gloves and phones

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of going equipped for theft after officers stopped a Mercedes on the M3 near Basingstoke at junction 6 southbound at around 2.50am on Tuesday.

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Officers found more than £7,500 in cash, gloves, phones and a laptop inside the vehicle. A 37-year-old man from London, a 23-year-old man from London, and a 27-year-old man from Southend-on-Sea, were arrested on suspicion of going equipped for theft of a motor vehicle.

They all remain in custody while enquiries are ongoing.