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Five arrested after police seize £1.4m of cannabis

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Officers discovered quantities of cannabis in a number of properties

Five men have been arrested after police recovered cannabis worth about £1.4m in the Lothians, Edinburgh and East Ayrshire.

Police Scotland said officers discovered £700,000 of the drug in properties around Livingston, Penicuik, Bathgate, Armadale and Edinburgh, as well as an undisclosed five-figure sum of cash.

Three men aged 24, 30 and 32 were arrested and are due to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Saturday.

Another £700,000 stash of cannabis was seized from a property in Kilmarnock on Thursday.

Police discovered a cultivation of 1,100 cannabis plants in a property on Glenfield Place while executing a search warrant.

Two men aged 29 and 33 were arrested and charged in connection with the discovery.

They are both expected to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Friday.

Det Sgt John Irvine said: "This represents a significant recovery and highlights our efforts to disrupt the drugs trade in our local communities.

"Seizures such as this show our commitment nationally to the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and the country's serious and organised crime strategy."