Police officers today stopped a driver after he threatened a fellow motorist with a knife - only to find he was also wanted for racially aggravated offences.
Officers from the Central Motorway Policing Group (CMPG) - a team made up from Staffordshire and West Midlands Police - pulled over the motorist on the M6 in Staffordshire.
They initially pulled over the motorist for reports they were threatening someone else with a knife.
But they found more than they originally bargained for.
A CMPG spokesman said: "Vehicle stopped on the M6 in Staffordshire Police area following previous reports of the occupant threatening another motorist with a Stanley knife.
"Driver spoken to and was found to be wanted for another racially aggravated offence. One for the cells please."
It has been a busy afternoon for the CMPG officers who also stopped a vehicle just off junction 15, Stoke-on-Trent after discovering it had no inusrance.
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