Man arrested and charged following £200,000 drugs recovery

A man has been arrested and charged following a drugs recovery in Inverbervie.

Acting on intelligence, officers from the South Aberdeenshire Community Investigation Unit attended a flat on Meadowside around 10.25am on Tuesday, 24 February, 2026 and a cannabis cultivation was discovered within.

The estimated street value is £201,696.

The 30-year-old man is due to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Wednesday, 25 February, 2026.

Sergeant Mark Adam said: “We are determined to protect the public from this harmful criminality by disrupting the cultivation and sale of illegal substances, preventing them being circulated on our streets and addressing the concerns of local people.

"Drugs cause misery in our community and action like this is only possible through the continued support of the public.

“Information from the public is vital to our work and we urge anyone with information or concerns about drugs to contact us via 101 or make a call to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”