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Chiara Pollock

Glasgow police dog sniffs out heroin and cocaine worth £10,000 after vehicle stopped on M74

A Glasgow police dog has sniffed out drugs worth around £10,000 on the M74.

Officers stopped a vehicle heading northbound on the busy M74 and have seized a significant amount of Class A drugs following assistance from police dog Billy.

At around 6.10pm on April 22, police stopped the vehicle which was heading towards the northbound carriageway near junction three.

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Three people have been arrested in connection with alleged drug offences following the discovery. The dog entered the car and immediately alerted officers to the presence of drugs.

Police recovered heroin which officers claim has an estimated street value of around £7,000. Cocaine worth an estimated value of £3,000 was also discovered.

Two men, aged 52 and 53, and one woman, aged 38, were arrested and charged with alleged drug offences.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "They have been reported to the procurator fiscal."

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