Eurotunnel

The cash was stashed in a coat and a bag inside a car. The money had been fraudulently claimed from a scheme set up to help businesses during the pandemic.

A search found more than £20,000 wrapped in tin foil to resemble sandwiches, with another 20,000 hidden elsewhere in the car.

The initial breakdown late on Tuesday affected the 3.50pm Eurotunnel Le Shuttle service from Calais to Folkestone.