Police have recovered a quantity of drugs, with an estimated street value of two hundred and thirty five thousand pounds (£235,000) during an intelligence led operation in East Renfrewshire and East Ayrshire.

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On Friday evening officers stopped and searched two vehicles in the Uplawmoor and Stewarton areas which resulted in a quantity of cocaine and cannabis being seized.

Two men aged 35 and 40 years have been arrested and detained in police custody in connection with the drugs recovery.

A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.