A9 near Thurso closed after '˜suspicious' package found
A section of the A9 near Thurso was closed overnight after police discovered a suspicious package.
Bomb dispoal experts were called to Spittal in Caithness after police found the package during a drugs raid.
A 100-metre cordon was put in place. The incident was dealt with and the road was re-opened by 1am.
Police arrested a 55-year-old man who was charged in relation to drug offences.