Cash, cocaine and a gold bar have been seized by police following a number of raids in Argyll and Bute.

Officers swooped in on several properties in the Shore Street area of Campbeltown on Friday.

Police Scotland said cocaine worth an estimated street value of £25,000 was recovered.

A gold bar worth £1,500 was also seized, alongside a three-figure sum of cash.

Inspector Lee Page said: “We are continuing to carry out enquiries following the execution of warrants in Campbeltown on Friday.

“This operation underlines our commitment to the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and the country’s Serious Organised Crime Strategy.”

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The Serious Organised Crime (SOC) Taskforce is chaired by Justice Secretary Angela Constance and includes Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain, and representatives from a range of organisations including the National Crime Agency, HMRC, Border Force, the Scottish Prison Service, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the NHS, and from the third and private sectors.

The taskforce oversees the implementation of Scotland’s SOC Strategy with the aim of disrupting serious organised crime and reducing the harm it causes.

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