TWO men were arrested after cannabis plants were seized in Barrhead.

A 24-year-old was arrested at a residential property in the town, where search teams found around 120 plants across two floors.

A 28-year-old man was also arrested in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, in connection with the investigation. Both remain in custody.

The investigation was led by the joint National Crime Agency and Police Scotland Organised Crime Partnership.

They have now taken out three cannabis factories and made six arrests in the last two weeks.

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NCA Scotland Operations Manager Rob Miles said: “This latest activity demonstrates our commitment to protecting communities and disrupting organised crime across Scotland, alongside our policing colleagues.”

Detective Sergeant Gordon Constable said: “Crime affects the lives of local people on a daily basis. 

"We are determined to change that and investigations and operations such as these demonstrate our resolve to do just that.

"Serious and organised crime has no place in our society and we remain committed to disrupting this and any other criminal activity which impacts on people’s lives and our communities.”