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A man has been arrested after drugs with a potential street value of £1.26m were found in Tayside.

Police said approximately 800 cannabis plants, worth around £480,000 were discovered within premises on Dundee’s Nobel Road on Wednesday.

Three hundred plants worth around £180,000 were found at a property on Ledmore Terrace on Thursday.

A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with drug offences and is expected to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court.

During a third search, 1,000 plants, worth around £600,000 were seized from a derelict building on Allen Street in Blairgowrie. Inquiries into this discovery are ongoing.

Det Sgt David Feeney of Police Scotland said: “Drugs cause misery in our communities and Police Scotland is committed to disrupting the cultivation and sale of illegal substances.

“Officers are removing drugs from communities right across Scotland day in, day out and information provided by the public is vital in helping us continue to do this.

“I would specifically ask anyone who witnesses any suspicious behaviour in and around buildings that aren’t frequently occupied, such as people coming and going at unusual times, or has concerns regarding drug productions and crime in their area, to report this so we can investigate.”