CRACKING down on drug dealers remains a priority for one of the city’s top cops.

Chief Superintendent Brian McInulty outlined his intentions to continue to tackle serious and organised crime in a report to councillors at Glasgow City Council.

He said his police officers will work with partners to deprive organised crime groups access to financial gains through legitimate enterprises.

He also said that cops will target organised crime groups across the city through proceeds of crime legislation.

His report was prepared for the Safe Glasgow Group which meets at Glasgow's City Chambers on Thursday, and includes councillors and other partners.

The report states that 569 individuals linked to serious and organised crime were arrested in the Greater Glasgow Division between April and December, last year.

Cops in Glasgow also carried out several operations aimed at targeting the sale and supply of drugs.

One operation resulted in the seizure of more than 700,000 Valium tablets. Two people were arrested and subsequently found guilty in court.

Another operation focused on a South East Asian serious and organised crime group.

A number of international arrests warrants were executed and multiple kilos of cannabis resin was recovered.

The Evening Times also previously reported that cops took around half a million ‘benzo’ pills off the streets of North Glasgow as part of a drugs bust which saw three properties raided at the same time back in January.

Chief Superintendent McInulty explained that through working with partners, his officers were also able to target drug dealers.

Chief Superintendent McInulty said: “Officers from our Pro-active and Interventions Unit, assisted by partners from Trading Standards and Landlord Registration, recently identified a number of multiple occupancy houses across the city.

“Subsequent searches recovered large quantities of cash, controlled drugs, and a number of persons were arrested and charged with dealing and distributing drugs.”

Chief Superintendent McInulty added: “Our officers are continuing to target the sale and supply of controlled drugs and have undertaken a number of targeted operations.

“We remain focused on reducing the availability of drugs in our communities and on acting robustly when information identifies such criminality.”