Reece Sweeney, 24, was found dead in his cell at HMP Shotts on 20 June 2023.
The vehicle had been left parked within secure premises in Shotts.
The crash happened between Junction 5 Shotts and Junction 6 Newhouse at about 12:40 on Thursday.
Hundreds of gang members are being held in Scotland's jails, where violent incidents are on the increase.
Police Scotland say officers recovered the plants after from a property on High Street, Shotts, on Thursday.
Allan McCarlie and his son Jamie are travelling from Australia to watch Aberdeen take on Celtic.
Scott McSeveney recruited Steven Lawson to ferry the drugs into the UK from Spain via a "sophisticated scheme".
Resurfacing and bridge works on the Glasgow-Edinburgh route will be carried out throughout spring.
John Cairns, 24, was found fatally injured at a flat in Shotts a week ago.
