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Two men have been arrested after an illegal drugs factory with £1m worth of cocaine and mixing agents was discovered in South Lanarkshire.
Officers from the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) raided an outbuilding close to Carmunock Road, near East Kilbride, on Thursday.
They found cocaine and mixing agents which could have been mixed to provide 25 kilos for street supply.
Two men, aged 40 and 47, are expected at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.
Det Ch Sup Allan Moffat, head of investigations at SCDEA, said: “The illegal drugs trade has a significant impact on our communities, through the costs imposed on our justice, health and social systems.
“Many users perceive cocaine to be a ‘clean’ and ‘safe’ drug. However, it is an illegal drug, which has serious health risks.
“The use of adulterants is common place and users can never be really sure what they are taking.”
Cocaine worth about £4m was found when a Royal Navy destroyer intercepted a yacht in the mid-Atlantic.
The Portsmouth-based HMS Gloucester was on its way to the Falklands when it was diverted to help authorities on …
Leeds Festival passed “without incident” for the second year running with only 21 arrests for drugs and minor offences, police said.
Some 70,000 music fans attended the event over the bank holiday weekend.
Police said arrest figures …
Police say they are making a major dent in drug dealers’ profits by seizing large quantities of chemicals used to dilute cocaine and other class A drugs.
Pharmaceutical drugs benzocaine and lidocaine cost around £10 a …
Clubbers driving to the Creamfields festival in Cheshire are being warned they face spot checks for signs of drink or drug impairment.
About 40,000 people are expected to attend each day of the two-day dance music …
Two people have been arrested after cocaine with an estimated street value of £260,000 was found at a house in the north of Glasgow.
Police acting under warrant raided the property in Mansel street, Springburn, at …
Thousands of cannabis plants with a street value of more than £6m have been seized by police in the Bristol area.
Avon and Somerset Police found more than 7,000 cannabis plants with a street value of …
A man and a woman in their 50s have been arrested on suspicion of growing cannabis after equipment and plants were found during a house fire.
Fire crews were called to a semi-detached house which was …
Police arrested 13 people over drug offences at Guilfest, as this year’s event was hailed as a major success.
Surrey Police said officers seized ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis at the three-day event in Guildford.
Of the 13 …
A man who tried to sell ecstasy at the 2009 Wakestock Festival has been jailed for 15 months at Mold Crown Court.
Daniel Pollard, 26, from Oldham, was caught by sniffer dogs at the entrance to …
A man caught with £114,000 worth of cocaine has been jailed despite a plea from his lawyer that he will miss the birth of his first child.
Police found drugs after searching John Graffen’s van in …
Four men have been arrested after drugs said to be worth thousands of pounds were seized in Aberdeen.
The men – aged 18, 19, 20 and 29 – are from the London and Wolverhampton areas.
Grampian Police …
Leeds Festival passed “without incident” for the second year running with only 21 arrests for drugs and minor offences, police said.
Some 70,000 music fans attended the event over the bank holiday weekend.
Police said arrest figures …
Smokers of the strong ‘skunk’ variety of cannabis are seven times more likely to experience psychosis, according to the Daily Mail.
The news comes from research comparing 280 people being treated for new psychosis with 174 …
Gardaí are continuing to question two men in their 20s in County Monaghan after a large quantity of cannabis was seized.
The haul is believed to be worth about 300,000 euros.
Gardaí from the Monaghan Drugs Unit …
