Scots held over Italy drugs haul

30 November 2012 Last updated at 11:53 ET

Five men have been arrested in Glasgow in connection with the seizure of a huge consignment of drugs in Italy.

Two Britons, one from Scotland, were arrested on Monday after 41 kilos of heroin and 105 kilos of cannabis were found in a lorry at the port of Bari.

They appeared in court in Bari on Thursday and were remanded in custody.

The five men being held in Glasgow, aged 29, 30, 33, 47 and 56, were arrested over the alleged importation of controlled drugs.

The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) said they had been arrested between 24 and 27 November.

The SCDEA said that it had requested the assistance of Italian authorities to stop and search the lorry, which had arrived from Greece at the Adriatic port of Bari, in southern Italy, on 24 November.

This is a significant haul of drugs that were destined for Scotland's shores

When the vehicle was searched it was found to contain 41 kilos of heroin, with a minimum value on the streets of Scotland of 3.2m - a sum that may "increase dramatically" depending on purity.

Italian officials also seized 105 kilos of cannabis resin, with an estimated street value of more than 1m.

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