Jury hears cops seized £200k worth of cannabis in Lanarkshire motorway swoop

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A jury has heard that police officers seized cannabis worth more than £200,000 during a motorway swoop in Lanarkshire. Anwar Shafi, 59, and Kamran Hussain, 41, are on trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court.

They are accused of being concerned in the supply of cannabis on the M74, near Bothwell, and elsewhere in Scotland and England in October 2020.

The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The indictment states that the men were acting with another individual who has since died.Shafi, of Campsie Drive, Renfrew, and Hussain, of Larch Road, Glasgow, deny the charge.The court heard that three vehicles were stopped by police in the early hours of the morning.Jurors were shown footage of bags containing herbal material being taken from a car by police officers.Detective Constable Marc Shevlin, of a specialist drugs unit, said almost 21 kilos of cannabis was seized.The herbal material was in sealed vacuum bags, each weighing around 1 kilo.DC Shevlin estimated the wholesale value of the haul at £83,600.If sold in small £20 deals, the cannabis could realise £209,000, he said.The trial before Sheriff John Hamilton continues. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire.

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