Police stop car carrying £40,000 worth of cocaine near Stonehaven
A man has been caught with £40,000 worth of cocaine in his car near Stonehaven.
Police say they stopped a white Volvo travelling from England to Aberdeen on the A90 near Stonehaven around 3pm on Thursday, 14 November.
Officers found a large quantity of Class A drugs with a potential street value of £40,000 in the vehicle.
The driver, a 32-year-old man, who was the only person in the car, was arrested and charged with drug offences after 281.9 grams of cocaine was found in the rear of the vehicle.
He appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday, 15 November and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
Detective Sergeant Gavin Fleming, of Ellon CID, said: “We are committed to detecting and stopping those who bring drugs into Scotland. This seizure means that a significant amount of controlled drugs will now not make it onto our streets.
“We are constantly building our intelligence on drug-related issues and organised crime groups behind this type of criminality. We would urge anyone with information about the supply of drugs to report what they know to the police."
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