Three in court after police stop car on A90 and recover nearly £30,000 of cocaine and heroin

Three people have appeared in court after police stopped a car on the A90 in Aberdeenshire and recovered nearly £30,000 of cocaine and heroin.

Reacting to intelligence, officers stopped a car on the A90 at Drumlithie at 9.50am on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.

A quantity of cocaine and heroin were recovered with an estimated street value of £29,600.

And now three people have appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court in connection with the incident.

Martyna Chichiak, 24, Mary Sim, 49, and Nicholas Karvelas, 33, each faced a charge of being concerned in the supply of drugs.

Chichiak and Sim, both of Aberdeen, and Karvelas, of Liverpool, did not enter a plea during the behind-closed-doors hearing.

A spokeswoman for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service confirmed the case against all three accused was committed for further examination.

They were all released on bail.

A date for their next appearance in connection with the matter has yet to be fixed.