Issued: 29 Mar 2009
DRUG Dealers continue to be targeted across the Highlands and Islands as part of intelligence led operations by Northern Constabulary officers. Twenty-five officers were involved in a search of eight addresses in Caithness, resulting in the recovery of drugs, including cannabis resin with a street value of approximately £12,500 and sums of cash.
Two men, aged 44 and 26 and a 23-year-old woman have been arrested and are expected to appear in Wick Sheriff Court on Monday.
Six further people will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with drugs offences.
In a separate operation in Shetland this weekend, almost £3000 of heroin was seized and a 39-year-old man was arrested. He is expected to appear at Lerwick Sheriff court on Monday.
Detective Inspector Mark Mackay said:
"These operations are a result of ongoing intelligence gathering by North Division officers and demonstrates our commitment to disrupt, detect and report those involved in the supply of illegal drugs by carrying out enforcement activity at all opportunities.
"These operations are a result of ongoing intelligence gathering by North Division officers and demonstrates our commitment to disrupt, detect and report those involved in the supply of illegal drugs by carrying out enforcement activity at all opportunities.
The support of the public is essential in achieving these successes and we repeat our appeal for anybody with information about drug dealers in their areas to report it to their local police or via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111"
North Divisional Commander, Superintendent Ian Arnott added: "I would like to thank the public for their continued support and to highlight the excellent work of officers which has resulted in these most recent successes."
Drugs Operation – Inverness
Issued: 27 Mar 2009
Northern Constabulary officers from East Division today carried out a number of drug searches in and around Inverness as part of the Force’s commitment to tackling the supply of illegal drugs in the Highlands and Islands. Six people have been arrested and Class A drugs with a street value of £20K twenty thousand pounds and a sum of cash have been recovered. A report is to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal at Inverness.
Chair: Jim Ferguson
