Trio plead guilty following major drugs bust in Dundee

Three men have been convicted of drug dealing, after nearly half a million pounds worth of cocaine and cannabis was found at an address in Whitfield in Dundee.

59-year-old Gilbert MacLellan, Kurt De'Cruz and Darren McKelvie, who are both 28, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh earlier following the discovery in April last year.

Police Scotland today welcomed the conviction, Detective Inspector Stewart Forsyth of the Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit said: "This significant recovery of controlled drugs and convictions of those responsible sends a strong message to those who deal drugs in our communities.

"Tackling all forms of Serious and Organised Crime; including those who supply controlled drugs is a priority for Police Scotland and we will continue to target those individuals who are involved in this illicit trade.

"The recovery was the result of a series of raids and represents a considerable success for Police Scotland in its endeavours to disrupt the crime groups causing a great deal of harm and who target some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.

"I would like to take the opportunity to thank the public and remind them that all the information provided to us is taken seriously and we act upon it".