Police pulled over a car will illegal number plates - only to find 170 stolen creme eggs.

The unusual haul was discovered after officers stopped a car at Hopwood yesterday.

Officers say the car was stopped because it was suspected of having altered number plates.

Black pvc tape had been used to change an 'F' into an 'E'.

Bromsgrove Advertiser:

Officers from Operations Patrol Unit, firearms & roads policing in Worcestershire arrested three people for theft and driving offences.

A search later uncovered the stolen Cadbury eggs.

OPU Worcester later tweeted:

"The @CadburyUK Parrot is unhappy... our 3 PIC'S had stolen over 170 creme eggs. "How do you eat yours?" (Not in custody apparently)"