Over £100,000 worth of cannabis was found in two vehicles stopped on the M74 yesterday afternoon.
Officers stopped a a Volkswagen Sharan and a Mercedes R350 around 2.45pm on Sunday afternoon as part of an intelligence led operation.
The search, on the M74 northbound near to junctions 13 and 8, led to £106,000 of Class-B drugs being recovered.
The drivers of each vehicle, along with a passenger from the Mercedes, were arrested at the scene as police continued to search the cars.
One man, aged 46-year-old, has been charged in connection with drugs offences and is due to appear in court at a later date.
Detective Chief Inspector John Morrison, said: “This work highlights our continued commitment to tackle drug crime and prevent drugs from getting into our communities.
“I’d ask anyone who has information about drugs offences to report these too us so that we can investigate accordingly.”
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