Police ScotlandA lamb was found in the back of a car along with £10,000 of Class A drugs in Glasgow.
Police stopped a car on the M74 on Saturday when the discovery was made around 6.10pm.
Heroin with the value of £7,000 and cocaine, worth an estimated value of £3,000 were seized.
Two men aged 52 and 53 along with a woman aged 38 were arrested was later arrested in connection to the incident.
A further arrest was made after a roadside swap for cocaine was found to be positive.
A police dog named PD Billy was involved in the recovery of the drugs and officers shared an image of him on social media following the arrest.
Officers confirmed on Sunday that the lamb has been adopted by a local farmer and police said a probe is underway to “establish how the lamb ended up in the car”.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers in Glasgow have seized drugs with a potential value of £10,000 from a vehicle on the M74 northbound.
“Around 6.10pm on Saturday, April 22, 2023, officers stopped a car on the M74 northbound carriageway, near J3.
“The three occupants of the vehicle were arrested and a search of the car was carried out with assistance from the Dog Unit. PD Billy entered the car and indicated drugs were present.
“Officers recovered heroin, with an estimated street value of £7,000 and cocaine, worth an estimated value of £3,000.
“Two men, aged 52 and 53 and one woman, aged 38, were arrested and charged with drugs offences. They have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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