Police have discovered a "large cannabis cultivation" following a raid at a former Scots pub in the early hours of this morning.
Officers seized the drugs at the empty Clansman Inn in Caldercruix, Airdrie, at around 1am on Saturday, August 28.
Pictures taken from the scene show the area around the bar cordoned off by cops.
Forensic officers in white boiler suits could be seen combing through the scene.
One local told the Record the smell of cannabis could be smelt around the village.
They said: "Police raided the empty Clansman pub in Caldercruix, North Lanarkshire, this morning where a cannabis farm was established inside.
"The stench of it can be smelt all around the village."
Cops said their enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police were called to a premises on Dunbreck Avenue in Airdrie where a large cannabis cultivation was discovered within around 1am on Saturday, 28 August, 2021.
"Enquiries are ongoing.”
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