A man is due to appear in court today after police seized a significant amount of illegal drugs from his car yesterday.
Police in Lanarkshire seized drugs worth an estimated street value of £350,000 on Tuesday 8 October.
The officers seized the drugs after stopping a car on the M73 northbound carriageway, near Gartcosh at around 10:30am.
A search of the vehicle resulted in Class A drugs being discovered, which then lead to the 26-year-old driver of the vehicle to be arrested and charged.
He is due to appear at Airdrie Sheriff Court today.
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Detective Sergeant Graeme Stoddart said: “Recoveries such as this highlight our determination to protect the public from this type of harmful criminality.
“It also underlines our commitment to the Serious Organised Crime and the country's Serious Organised Crime Strategy and we will continue to work with partner agencies to tackle this issue and make our communities safer.
“Information from the public is absolutely crucial to our work and we would continue to urge anyone with knowledge or concerns about drugs activity in their area to contact Police Scotland on 101. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
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