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Cops in Calderbank drugs swoops
Jun 3 2009 by Ian Bunting, Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
POLICE have seized a quantity of drugs in separate incidents in Calderbank.
At Calderbank Nature Reserve on Tuesday, April 14, officers detained a 23-year-old man and recovered a quantity of diamorphine (heroin) valued at approximately £1100.
In Viewbank Avenue on Thursday, May 21, a 39-year-old man was detained after a large quantity of controlled drugs were recovered.
The haul included approximately 141g of cannabis, 1025g of suspected amphetamine, 82g of diamorphine and a large quantity of white powder which is yet to be analysed to confirm whether it is controlled drugs.
Estimated value of the drugs, excluding the white powder, is approximately £5000.
Both men were arrested and detained for appearance at Airdrie Sheriff Court.
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