A man from Aberdeen has appeared in the dock after police seized £115,000 worth of Class A drugs in a cross-border operation.
Three people were arrested after officers carried out seven search warrants and raids at addresses in Aberdeen and the Wallasey area of Liverpool on Friday, May 19.
Quantities of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine with a total estimated street value of over £115,000 were recovered as part of the County Lines crackdown.
Pawel Czarnecki, 41, from Aberdeen, is facing two charges of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug. He made no plea and was committed for further examination and released on bail.
He appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court alongside two other men, Aiden Murray, 21, and Connor Bayne, 25, both of the Merseyside area.
His co-accused are facing identical charges and also made no plea before being committed for further examination.
Bayne was released on bail but Murray was remanded in custody and will reappear in court within eight days.
Arrests follow police operation
County Lines describes the mobile phone lines used by criminal gangs to organise illegal drugs to be moved and sold from one village, town or city to another across the UK.
Detective Sergeant Sam Harris, from the north-east division CID, said: “I would like to thank our colleagues at Merseyside Police for their assistance in this investigation, which ran from March to May of this year.
“We remain committed to disrupting county lines activity and we will use all resources at our disposal to rid our communities of drugs, whilst working with partners to provide support to vulnerable people being targeted by these criminals.”
He added they rely on help from the public to target activities.
Anyone with concerns regarding the abuse of controlled drugs or those who may be involved in the supply of controlled drugs are encouraged to contact police on 101.
People can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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