Birmingham man, 29, charged with cannabis possession after Sandbach M6 arrest
Cheshire Police arrested 29-year-old Mohammed Shafi of Sutton Coldfield at Sandbach service station on the M6 motorway on 8 November 2026. He was charged with possession of cannabis alongside handling stolen goods and four driving offences, and remanded in custody to appear at Chester Magistrates' Court on 10 November.
🇬🇧 Sandbach service station, M6 motorway, Sandbach, Cheshire · United Kingdom
Cheshire Police identified the detained driver as Mohammed Shafi.[1]Officers
arrested Shafi at around 4.10pm on Sunday, 8 November, at Sandbach service
station on the M6 motorway.[2]The arrested driver was detained on the M6 near
Congleton.[3]The detained man is from Birmingham and was held following a
stop at the M6 motorway service station.[2]Shafi lives on Coleshill Road in
Sutton Coldfield and was charged with four motoring offences after the stop.[2]
Those driving charges cover dangerous driving, driving without a licence,
driving without insurance and driving whilst disqualified.[2]The 29-year-old
also faces charges of possession of cannabis and handling stolen goods.[2]
Shafi was remanded in custody following the charges.[2]He was remanded to
appear before Chester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 10 November.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agency
Cheshire Police
Agency type
Police
Activity
Possession
Setting
Vehicle
Charges
possession of cannabis; handling stolen goods; dangerous driving; driving without a licence; driving without insurance; driving whilst disqualified
Neither the quantity, weight, form nor estimated street value of the cannabis involved in the possession charge was published.
No details were released about the alleged stolen goods, the vehicle stopped, or what prompted police to stop it at the motorway services.
No plea or outcome from Mohammed Shafi's scheduled 10 November 2026 appearance at Chester Magistrates' Court has been reported.
The published accounts all derive from the same Cheshire Police statement and include no independent witness or court reporting.
The police statement gives the arrest date as Sunday 8 November without stating the year; 2026 is established from the 10 November 2026 publication date and weekday alignment.
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