Around £50,000 worth of counterfeit goods have been seized after a car was stopped in Hodnet.

The vehicle was stopped on Thursday, September 13, and police found items inside the car that they suspected were counterfeit and the driver was arrested.

A search of a house in Hodnet was then carried out where a significant amount of goods, all believed to be counterfeit, were seized.

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The seized items are believed to be worth £50,000. Picture: West Mercia Police

Among the items seized were 400 pairs of trainers, football shirts, jackets, perfumes, hair straighteners and watches.

It is thought the goods could be worth around £50,000.

Police and Trading Standards have now launched a joint investigation.

It comes as West Mercia Police continues to crackdown on serious and organised crime as part of Protect.

Sergeant Darren Stacey said: "This is a significant amount of counterfeit goods we have seized which we suspect are likely to be linked to organised crime and reinforces our commitment to disrupting and dismantling the criminal behaviour of those involved in serious and organised crime.

"We are now working closely with Trading Standards to carry out our investigation."

The 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of articles to be used in fraud and released on police bail.