Scots cops have seized a huge sword, knives and drugs as part of a bid to tackle organised crime in the north east of Scotland.
The large weapon was found by officers targeting serious crime in the Banff, Turriff, Fraserburgh and Peterhead areas on Wednesday and Thursday last week.
Pictures taken by cops show the large sword, which had a gold and black handle, as well as three knives and an orange air rifle.
Cocaine and cannabis were also seized during the execution of six warrants.
As a result of one warrant, a 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged in connection with possession of heroin and cocaine.
He will be reported to the Youth Justice Management Unit.
Meanwhile, outreach work involved over 60 visits to individuals to offer the support of services designed to keep them safer and reduce the risk of drug related deaths.
Two people who engaged were in crisis and were integrated into service immediately and provided with substance misuse support.
Following the operation, Vanessa Case, Team Manager North Aberdeenshire Drug and Alcohol Service, said: “This is a welcome opportunity to bring our teams, which comprise Clinical staff and Social Work staff, together with our partners, in to a targeted and focused operation to reach those who we know to be most at risk.
“Some individuals reach a point where they lose choice about what they can do to change their lives and are unable to take themselves out of the harmful situation.
"This is when outreach, in the targeted form which these Days of Action represents, becomes the most effective way to reach individuals most at risk.
“At the same time, we are encouraging communities, through visibility and engagement, to contribute directly in the partnership response to the impact of serious organised crime on individuals and families who are our communities”.
Superintendent Murray Main, from Partnerships, Preventions & Interventions for North East Division of Police Scotland, added: “Effective primary prevention acknowledges the prevalence and impact caused by drugs, addiction and associated criminality, risk and harm."
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