Five people charged after drugs haul seized during raid

Five people have been charged after a haul of drugs was seized from a home in Aberdeenshire during a raid on Sunday.

Police Scotland executed a warrant at an address on School Park in Strichen, and recovered controlled drugs worth an estimated £26,650.

Officers have charged four men, aged 48, 40, 23 and 21, and a 46-year-old woman.

All five are due to appear at Peterhead Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

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

Detective Constable Calum Stewart, Fraserburgh CID, said: “Drugs cause misery in our communities.

“We will use every tool and tactic at our disposal to trace those involved in the sale and distribution of illegal substances and bring them to justice.”

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