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Vietnamese duo face drugs charges after police swoop on Buckie hotel


By Alan Beresford

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TWO men have been charged after police recovered £750,000-worth of cannabis during a raid on a Buckie hotel.

Police swooped in force on the Highlander Hotel in the town at around 6pm on Sunday leading to the arrests.

Earlier today the men, both Vietnamese, appeared in Inverness Sheriff Court.

Chien Le, aged 27 and 35-year-old Thong Nguyen, both of no fixed abode, made no plea to being concerned in the supply and production of cannabis and a contravention of the Electricity Act.

They were committed for further examination and remanded in custody.

Detective Sergeant Scott McKay, of Aberdeen CID, said: "This enforcement action was carried out after receiving intelligence of a cannabis cultivation in the area and resulted in a significant seizure of the drug.

"We remain committed to disrupting the illegal supply of drugs in our communities and we will use every tool and tactic at our disposal to remove them from our streets.

"But we can't tackle this criminal behaviour 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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