33 year old man charged after drugs bust on the A9 by Police Scotland lands £200,000 cocaine haul

Cocaine worth more than £200,000 has been recovered by police in a raid on the A9.

A 33 year-old man was arrested and charged following the drugs discovery on Wednesday this week.

At around 8.30 pm that evening, roads policing officers stopped and searched a car on the A9 near Ralia by Newtonmore.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Cocaine with an estimated street value in excess of £200,000 was recovered.”

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. He is expected to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court at a later date.