Six people arrested after police recover class A drugs worth £375,000

Tayside Police: Class A drugs worth £375,000 recovered.Deadline News

Six people have been arrested following a £375,000 haul of cocaine and heroin in Dundee.

The 3 men and 3 women, who are in their 30s and 40s, were detained on Thursday after cocaine worth £300,000 and heroin worth £75,000 was recovered from the Kirkton housing estate in the city.

A team of 40 drugs officers from the serious crime unit at Tayside Police searched four separate properties and recovered the Class A drugs.

Detective inspector Kevin McMahon, who led the investigation said the recovery of the drugs was significant.

He said: "We have recovered £300,000 worth of cocaine and £75,000 worth of heroin, which is a significant amount of Class A drugs.

"The investigation is still at a very early stage and there are still a number of searches of addresses taking place in the Kirkton area."

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