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Two charged after police seize £1.4m of drugs

The man and woman are due to appear in court on Monday.

Lucinda Cameron
Friday 10 December 2021 06:02 EST
Police said two people have been charged (David Cheskin/PA)
Police said two people have been charged (David Cheskin/PA) (PA Archive)

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Two people have been charged after police seized more than £1.4 million of drugs.

Officers acting under warrant found Class A and Class B drugs when they searched a property in Nithsdale Road, Ardrossan, North Ayrshire on Thursday evening.

Police said the drugs recovered include heroin, cocaine and amphetamine.

A 52-year-old man and a woman aged 49 have been arrested and charged in connection with the seizure.

Both are due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Monday.

A report has been prepared for the procurator fiscal.

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