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Police seize £200,000 worth of cocaine from car on A9 as man charged

Officers stopped and searched a car on the A9 near Ralia at around 8.30pm on Wednesday.

Police seize £200,000 worth of cocaine from car on A9 as man charged — A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged following the recovery. iStock

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A man has been charged after cocaine worth hundreds of thousands of pounds was seized from a vehicle on the A9 in the Highlands.

Officers stopped and searched a car on the A9 near Ralia at around 8.30pm on Wednesday.

Police said cocaine with an estimated street value of £200,000 was recovered.

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged following the recovery.

The man is expected to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court at a later date.

A report is due to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

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