The Shandwick Inn near Kildary was targeted sometime between 10pm on Sunday and 10am on Monday.
A new police report shows that the Highlands recorded the highest number of drug driving offences across Scotland in December.
A Highland police officer has been arrested and charged in connection with sexual offences.
Accused said: "I just lost my mind. I just want to pay them back."
But he only has £10,040.39 available to hand over to the authorities at this point in time.
Chief has helped officers remove £15,000 worth of cannabis from region's streets
12 snow poles have been cut off to near ground level on the A838.
The man was fined and banned from driving for one year.
'What we are seeing playing out is...an internal power struggle between drug dealers, which is showing itself in a number of violent episodes.'
Police have urged Highland residents to be on the alert after the force received reports from locals who had received scam callers.