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Police dawn raids target new organised crime group

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Operation Silhouette now has a total of 36 arrests, the seizure of cocaine and cannabis worth 6 m, and the discovery of 1.5 m in cash.

Police Scotland has been making significant inroads against organised crime in recent years .

But convictions and seizures do not appear to have made a major impact on Scotland 's death toll from drugs.

In the first six months of 2024 , there were 589 suspected drugs deaths, just 2% lower than last year .

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