Arrests after £625k Govanhill cannabis seizure Published duration 19 October 2018

image copyright Google image caption The drugs were recovered following a search in a Preston Street flat

Cannabis with a street value of £625,000 has been seized by police in the Govanhill area of Glasgow.

The haul was recovered after police searched a flat on Preston Street at about 19:15 on Thursday evening.

Six men, aged between 22 and 50, were arrested and charged with various drug offences.

They are due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court later, and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

Det Insp Steven Elliott, of Police Scotland, said: "This operation has resulted in the arrest of six people and a large amount of cannabis taken off the streets.

"Targeting those involved in drugs remains a priority for Police Scotland, they have absolutely no place in our communities.