Cannabis plants worth almost £300,000 were seized during a drugs raid in Glasgow. 

A report published by police today shows that cops have recovered cannabis, cocaine, heroin and amphetamine with an estimated street value of around £5million in various operations between September and December 2022. 

As part of these operations, officers swooped in on a cannabis cultivation at a property in the city's East End.

One man was arrested. 

Elsewhere, officers seized £1 million of cannabis plants at a building in Falkirk and arrested two men in connection. 

Cops found 10kg and 15kg respectively when stopping two vehicles in separate operations in Aberdeenshire.

During the two-month period, cops also recovered two industrial pill presses, which are capable of producing millions of street Valium tablets.

Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Taylor QPM said: “Drugs and those involved in supplying them blight our communities.

"The report highlights the hard work of our officers to disrupt this activity right across Scotland and our commitment to working with others such as the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce to make it even more difficult for them to exploit vulnerable people.

“Our important contribution to helping to prevent the harm caused by drugs is shown in the report. Naloxone has now been administered more than 100 times by our officers.

"Our national roll-out is programme is almost complete and will soon see 12,500 officers equipped with the lifesaving nasal spray treatment.

The report also outlines the case of five men who were found guilty of a number of money laundering offences.

Robert Ferguson, 67, Iain Robertson, 69, David Lyons, 71, Alastair Blackwood, 58, and Mohammed Aziz, 61, were convicted at Glasgow's High Court of various offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. 

A police investigation found that money was obtained through fraud and this was then laundered through Robertson's solicitors firm, Robertson and Ross in Paisley, dating back to four occasions in 2015 and 2016.

 

Deputy Chief Constable Taylor added: “The number of fraud offences, especially those with a cyber element, continues to rise.

"These significant enforcement outcomes underline our commitment to protecting people in public, private and online spaces.

"Our Policing in a Digital World programme seeks to ensure we continue build the tools and skills to keep people safe online.”