Police discover drugs worth £50,000 after search of car

Two men are due to appear at Dumfries Sheriff Court in connection with the incident.

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Two men have been arrested and charged after police recovered drugs worth an estimated £50,000 from a car.

Officers discovered a haul of herbal cannabis following a search of the car which was stopped on the M74.

The vehicle was pulled over near to junction 15, in Dumfries and Galloway, on Friday.

The men, aged 19 and 20, are due to appear at Dumfries Sheriff Court on Monday, June 21.

Sergeant Jonathan Edgar from Dumfries and Galloway Road Policing said: “This is a significant amount of drugs that have been taken off the streets by our officers.

“These now cannot be sold, and prevent harm being caused in our communities.” 

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