Drugs worth £72k - including crack cocaine and heroin - found in Fraserburgh

Two men , aged 20 and 24, have been charged in connection with the incident.

Author: Liam RossPublished 1st Mar 2022
Last updated 1st Mar 2022

Drugs worth an estimated £72,000 have been recovered from a property in Fraserburgh.

'Crack' cocaine, heroin and a five-figure sum of cash were discovered when police officers executed a warrant in the Clinton Drive area of Sandhaven yesterday afternoon.

Two men, aged 20 and 24 from the Liverpool area, have been charged in connection with the incident.

They're due in Aberdeen Sheriff Court today.

Detective Sergeant John Pirie, from Fraserburgh CID, said: "This has been the culmination of a large-scale enquiry into organise crime activities in the Buchan Corner and we’d like to thank the community for their continued support.

“The supply of controlled drugs in the North East remains a police priority and we will take all steps to detect those involved in this type of criminality, in order to bring offenders to justice and to reduce the availability of illicit drugs in our local communities."

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