Man charged after recovery of heroin and cocaine in Alness

A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with drugs offences in Alness.

Officers executed a warrant at an address in the Milnafua area around 10am on Tuesday, 30 April, 2024. Heroin and cocaine, worth £32,000, and a large sum of money were recovered.

A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal and he was expected to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court on Wednesday, 1 May, 2024.

Detective Inspector Andy Bilton of CID said: “We remain committed to disrupting county lines drug dealing activities in our Highland communities.

"We will continue to target drug dealers through local and national intelligence gathering as well as operational and enforcement activity.

"The public have a role to play in this by reporting drug misuse and associated criminality to us to that we can investigate.”

Anyone with any information regarding drug dealing or county lines activities in their area are asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.