£30k cannabis haul found in the Lothians

CANNABIS plants with an estimated value of £30,000 have been found at a house in West Lothian.

Officers carried out a search at an address in Ossian Drive, Livingston on Wednesday and discovered five growing areas.

Around 200 plants were recovered.

A police spokesman appealed for information: "Our enquiries suggest that this cultivation was being operated by members of a South-East Asian organised crime group.

"We are appealing to members of the local community who may be able to help us identify and locate members of this group to come forward.

"Lothian and Borders Police continue to recover high-value quantities of drugs and impact upon the operations of these crime gangs but require intelligence to keep doing so.

"Anyone with information relating to crime is asked to contact police immediately."