Man charged after £200,000 cocaine bust on busy Scots road

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Police have recovered hundreds of thousands of pounds of class A drugs after a raid on a car on a busy Scots road. Officers swooped on the vehicle yesterday evening.

A 33-year-old was arrested following the raid, which took place on the A9. The road is the longest in Scotland and links the Falkirk council area with the Highlands.

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Officers stopped and searched the vehicle at around 8.30pm yesterday, Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The force said "cocaine with an estimated street value in excess of £200,000 was recovered".

The search took place on the A9 near Ralia. Police Scotland said the man was charged and that a report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

No court dates have been set, but the force said he is expected to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court at a later date in connection with the seizure.

At 273 miles long, the A9 is also the fifth-longest A-road in the United Kingdom and passes Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness as it goes from the Stirling area to Thurso.

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