Man charged after police seize £300,000 haul of cannabis

A 32-year-old man has been charged after cannabis worth more than £300,000 was recovered in the north east of Scotland.

Police Scotland said officers discovered a cultivation at a property on High Street in Cuminestown.

A second recovery was made from Haremoss Drive in Portlethen, and a "large number" of cannabis plants were also found at Glenbervie Road in Aberdeen.

He was due to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. The Crown Office said he had been been released "pending further inquiries".