LAYING Dealers are keeping us busy
WITH DIVISIONAL COMMANDER CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT ALAN MURRAY
We have seen some excellent proactive work this week in relation to the illegal drug supply in Renfrewshire.
Last Monday, officers were on routine patrol when they stopped a vehicle in Paisley.
The two men inside were searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act, which revealed one of them was in possession of hundreds of white tablets suspected to be illegal drugs.
Later in the week, officers from our Violence Reduction Team attended an address in Paisley to execute a drugs search warrant.
While carrying out a search of the house, officers discovered a five-figure quantity of etizolam tablets with a substantial street value.
A man, 27, and woman, 20, were arrested and held in custody for court.
These are just two examples of the significant efforts that officers are putting in daily to remove illegal substances from circulation to make the communities of Renfrewshire safer and prevent the devastating effect drugs can have on families.
On a separate matter, I would like to ask local residents to be extra vigilant in relation to phone bank scams.
Over recent days, we have received a number of complaints from members of the community reporting fraudulent calls from people claiming to be from their local bank.
The fraudsters are repeatedly using the same scam by informing the recipients that their genuine bank account has been hacked and will need to be closed.
The scammers then state that they have opened another account for the victim and ask the victim to transfer all their cash to this new account. The money is then stolen from this fraudulent account.
This is a scam and no bank would ask you to carry out such an act, so I would appeal that you do not move money under any circumstances following a cold call as it will not be genuine.
Should you receive a call similar to this, please do not cooperate with the caller and contact your bank independently to let them know what has happened.
Should you or a member of your family receive such a call, please notify Police Scotland by calling 101.