Police seize drugs in Selkirk raid

Published 15 Feb 2010 09:52 0 Comments

THOUSANDS of pounds of illegal drugs were seized after police raided a house in Selkirk.

Officers found amphetamine with a street value of £3800 after being granted a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act to search the premises in the town's Buccleuch Road on Friday.

Approximately one kilo of Amphetamine was seized with an estimated value of £3800.

DCI Linda Little, of Lothian and Borders Police, said: "This operation is part of our ongoing response to serious and organised criminals who are causing harm in Scottish Borders communities.

"This sends a very clear message that we will continue to proactively target these individuals and disrupt their activities. We know who they are. We will keep going after them.

"We are working with partner agencies to support those individuals in the Scottish Borders who have a drugs problem to hopefully steer them away from harmful drug use.

"Our focus in terms of enforcement is on the people who are exploiting more vulnerable members of the community and supplying these drugs purely for financial gain.

"Recoveries such as this are only possible thanks to the information we receive from the public and I would continue to appeal for our communities to remain vigilant and report any suspected drug-related criminal activity to police immediately."

A 44-year-old man was charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply following the haul last week and was due to appear from custody at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday.

Anyone seeking support or advice regarding problem drug use can contact the following number for further information and assistance: 01896 759740.

Tweet

Have your say. Post a comment on this article.

• 

  ******
  Mar 11, 15:07
  Report comment

  This comment has been removed by a moderator

Post a comment

Your Comment:

Registered users log in here

Username or email

Password

If you are registered with us, you can login here. If you are not registered, do so now.
Once logged in you wont have to complete word verification each time you post.

Prefer not to register?

Screen Name *required

Email (not displayed) *required

Usernames must be 4 - 20 characters. Registration only takes a few minutes. Registered users can also take part in competitions and other features of the site.

Word Verification:
Enter the text as shown.

Return to the main index, get more from this section or browse our News archives.

Follow @bordertelegraph