Police seize thousands of pounds of drugs in Highlands raids
Nearly £120,000 worth of drugs have been seized in the Highlands over the past week in a series of raids as part of Police Scotland’s Operation Ram.
Warrants were executed in Caithness, Ross-shire, Inverness and Nairn, resulting in 17 individuals being reported to the Procurator Fiscal for drugs related offences.
Seizures included quantities of class A, B and C drugs with a total street value of £117,205
Detective Inspector Peter MacKenzie of the Divisional Intelligence Unit said: "Tackling drugs is one of top priorities for Police Scotland and the action taken over the last week demonstrates our commitment to dealing with this issue.
"The Highlands and Islands remain safe places to live but can still be exposed to those determined to cause harm by peddling illegal drugs into our communities.
"In tackling drug trafficking it is vitally important that we continue to listen to the communities we serve and gather intelligence from the public which helps us target serious organised crime groups and drug dealing activity.
"The information provided enables us to bring such operations to a successful conclusion and reduce the harm that drugs cause once in our community.
"Local police officers along with specialist units including CID, search units and police dog units were utilised across the division during the course of the operation.
"Police Scotland will continue positive action to ensure that drugs are removed from our communities and those involved in drug supply are arrested and charged."
Anyone with information about drug dealing can contact police on 101, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
