{"id":312198,"date":"2025-08-02T15:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T15:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312198\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T15:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T15:05:16","slug":"massive-3-6million-cocaine-haul-uncovered-after-major-glasgow-drugs-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312198\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive \u00a33.6million cocaine haul uncovered after major Glasgow drugs raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Detective Chief Inspector David Bell hailed the bust as a major blow to Scotland\u2019s drug networks.<\/p>\n<p>13:00, 02 Aug 2025Updated 13:00, 02 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_JS48742634.jpg\" alt=\"Police Scotland officers during a previous dawn raid swoop near Glasgow\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police Scotland officers during a previous dawn raid swoop near Glasgow(Image: Daily Record)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police have uncovered a massive haul of cocaine worth nearly \u00a33.7 million in a major drugs raid at a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GlasgowLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a> property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers swooped on a property in Milnpark Gardens, Kinning Park, on Friday, August 1, where they discovered a huge stash of Class A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/drugs-1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"drugsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">drugs<\/a> \u2014 believed to have a street value of \u00a33.68 million .<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The raid was carried out under warrant as part of ongoing efforts to target <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/organised-crime\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"serious organised crimeLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">serious organised crime<\/a> across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"CopsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Cops<\/a> confirmed the substance recovered was cocaine and said enquiries are continuing to identify and trace those responsible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Detective Chief Inspector David Bell hailed the bust as a major blow to Scotland\u2019s drug networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He said: \u201cThis very significant recovery highlights our commitment to tackling dangerous and illegal drugs in our communities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2_Operation-Core-2.jpg\" alt=\"Police Scotland officers raid a property\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police Scotland officers raid a property<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We are determined to protect the public from this harmful criminality by disrupting the drugs trade and preventing them being circulated on the streets of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;This substantial seizure underlines our commitment to the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and the country\u2019s Serious Organised Crime Strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747398730_254_0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; 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If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police are urging anyone with information about drug activity in their area to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">DCI Bell added: \u201cInformation from the public is crucial. Anyone with information or concerns about drugs should contact Police Scotland on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 .\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detective Chief Inspector David Bell hailed the bust as a major blow to Scotland\u2019s drug networks. 13:00, 02&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,535,24804,918,4884,530,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-312198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-drugs","10":"tag-drugs-crime","11":"tag-glasgow","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-police-scotland","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114959792538840193","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}