MOTORISTS faced major delays on the A12 today when police closed the road after a suspicious briefcase was found.The case was found at about 3pm at the Little Chef café on the Ipswich bound carriageway.

MOTORISTS faced major delays on the A12 when police closed the road after a suspicious briefcase was found.

The case was found at about 3pm at the Little Chef café on the Ipswich bound carriageway.

Both carriageways were closed as the army was called to investigate the package.

The road remained closed at 4.45pm.