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Five north men charged with being involved in serious organised crime


By Philip Murray

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Inverness Justice Centre.
Inverness Justice Centre.

Five Easter Ross men appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court accused of being involved with serious organised crime to supply drugs.

Invergordon men 19 year old Cameron Ross and 19 year old Owen Robinson, 25 year old Ryan Ross from Tain and 23 year old Alasdair Finlayson and 30 year old Daniel Degan, both from Alness, were all released on bail.

All five are charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis,and being involved in serious organised crime to facilitate the supply of drugs.

Finlayson is accused of being involved in serious crime by supplying large amounts of drugs between England and Scotland and directing his five other accused to organise the supply of drugs.

He is also charged with Degan of being concerned in the supply of Ketamine. All five made no plea and were committed for further examination.

Their appearance at Inverness Sheriff Court today follows a statement released by Police Scotland on Thursday.

It read: "Police Scotland has charged five men following the recovery of drugs with a combined street value of £700,000 in the Highlands.

"Since February 2020, officers have carried out a number of seizures in rural areas in Alness as part of an intelligence-led operation. Drugs including cocaine and cannabis have been recovered during the investigation which is still ongoing.

"Five men (aged between 19 and 30) have been charged and are due to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court on Friday, 7 August, in connection with this.

"Detective Inspector William Nimmo said: 'This enforcement action was carried out following an intelligence-led operation and sends out a clear message that such behavior will not be tolerated in our communities.

'But we can't tackle this alone. The public continue to play a vital role in assisting investigations into drug crime and I would encourage anyone who has any concerns about drug-related activity, or has any information about those involved in drugs, to contact police on 101 or make an anonymous report to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111'.”

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