Police seize £120k worth of drugs in raid on Scots home
Officers executed a warrant at an address on Carna Drive, where a cannabis cultivation was discovered.
Police have uncovered a cannabis cultivation worth an estimated £120,000 during a raid on a house in the south side of Glasgow.
Officers executed a warrant at around 3.15pm on Thursday, 12 June, 2025, at a property on Carna Drive, Simshill, where a cannabis farm was discovered.
Enquiries are ongoing. Detective Superintendent Stevie Elliot said: 'This significant recovery highlights our commitment to disrupting drug-related crime in our communities. It also reinforces our ongoing commitment to the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and the country's Serious and Organised Crime Strategy.
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