Police have recovered £160,000 worth of drugs following a series of raids - including thousands of tablets found in a swoop on a house in Renton.
Operation Valterra saw detectives target four houses across West Dunbartonshire and Argyll seizing cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and cash and making six arrests.
Cops say that on Wednesday, September 22 they raided a property in Renton and found amphetamine and thousands of tablets suspected to be diazepam.
A 49-year-old man and 53-year-old woman are both subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal.
The day before specialist officers took action at a property in Clydebank seized cocaine and a large quantity of tablets which are suspected to etizolam. Two men both aged 34 were arrested and charged.
An 18-year-old man and 17-year-old teenage girl were both arrested and charged on Saturday, September 25, when herbal cannabis and a large quantity of cash was found at a property in Lochgilphead.
And on Monday, September 27, cops recovered herbal cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy tablets and a large quantity of cash when a property in Clydebank was searched. A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged.
All the recovered drugs are said to have a estimated value of between £125,000 and £163,000.
Detective Chief Inspector Douglas Wilson said: “This was a significant recovery of controlled drugs which will now not make it to our streets. Targeted action like this should send a very clear message that this type of illegal and harmful activity will not be tolerated and that we are committed to tackling the issue.
“Criminal behaviour like this spreads harm and misery and we are committed to detecting and disrupting those intent on bringing drugs into Argyll and West Dunbartonshire and enforcing that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.”
“We can’t tackle this alone though. We rely on the support of the public to build intelligence on drug-related issues. I would urge anyone who is aware of any information about the supply of drugs to report the matter to police.”
Anyone with information should contact police on 1010, or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
