M3: Thieves steal tools worth £40,000 and drive wrong direction on motorway

Burglars stole tools worth £40,000 from a landscaping company and escaped by driving the wrong way on a motorway.

It happened about 02:30 GMT on Tuesday morning, in Leslie Road, Chobham, near Woking in Surrey.

Police said the thieves drove a blue or silver SUV the wrong way along the southbound carriageway of the M3 between junctions 3 and 4.

Officers are looking for three men in connection with the robbery, with most of the tools now recovered.

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