Two men who were found with drugs as they came off the NorthLink ferry have been placed in police custody.
The men, aged 49 and 52, were detained on Tuesday morning at Holmsgarth Terminal because they possessed cannabis resin worth around £6,500.
A report has been sent to the procurator fiscal.
Very strong wind and rain have disrupted ferry sailings and drawn a flood alert for the west of Shetland this weekend. 70 mile-an-hour gusts are…
READ FULL STORYNorthLink’s Saturday evening sailings have been cancelled due to “adverse weather”. Hjaltland was scheduled to depart Aberdeen sailing for Kirkwall and Lerwick at 5pm. However,…
READ FULL STORYNorthLink has warned tomorrow’s southbound sailing will leave earlier than scheduled because of the expected conditions. The Hjaltland was expected to leave Lerwick tomorrow evening…
READ FULL STORYFerry services to and from the isles are facing delays because of a poor forecast. NorthLink’s northbound sailing could be up to two hours late…
READ FULL STORYNorthLink has warned both north and southbound sailings tomorrow are under review. The Hjaltland is scheduled to leave Aberdeen for Kirkwall and Lerwick at 5pm….
READ FULL STORYIsles police will be piloting a new scheme to catch people driving under the influence of drugs. Police Scotland will then roll-out the screening appliances…
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Andrew McQuarrie
