£13m drugs seized as police crack down on serious crime
DRUGS estimated to be worth almost £13 million have been seized by police in operations against serious crime over the past year, the Scottish Government said yesterday.
The police action has also resulted in the arrest of 473 people since September last year. The seizures included nearly 50,000kg of Class A substances and 42 firearms.
Kenny MacAskill, the justice secretary, said it underlined that the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce, which held its sixth meeting yesterday, will use all means available to crack down on crime lords.
He said: "These successful operations show that the police and other law enforcement agencies are working hard to put the criminal gangs out of business.
"However, they are also a stark reminder of the threat these gangsters continue to pose to our citizens and the communities they live in. Every kilo of Class A drug seized and every gun wrestled from these hoodlums means less misery on our streets."
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