£75,000 cannabis swoop: Actor in court

An actor has appeared in court in connection with the recovery of a £75,000 haul of cannabis on the road between Perth and Dundee.

Luke Rattigan woollery, 26, is alleged to have been concerned in the supply of cannabis on the A90 on Friday.

He appeared in private at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday on a petition alleging he was caught after a police chase on the dual carriageway.

Rattigan-woollery, who is a film and TV extra and model, was alleged to have been concerned in the supply of drugs on the A90 near its junction with the B953 Inchture to Abernyte road.

He is also alleged to have driven dangerously and accelerated aggressively as well as driving between lanes when it was unsafe to do so in a BMW 420 Gran Coupe Sport.

He is alleged to have forced the police to take evasive action to avoid colliding with him and the central reservation, and mounted a grass verge to undertake a police car.

Rattigan-woollery, Ridgefield Street, Failsworth, Oldham, is further alleged to have failed to stop when required to do so by a uniformed police officer.

He entered no plea and the case against him was continued for further examination. He was released on bail.

Meanwhile, a man has been charged after a three-vehicle crash on the A90 in Angus.

The incident occurred just after 6pm on Sunday between Forfar and Finavon.

A-45-year-old man and 52-year-old man were taken to Ninewells Hospital after suffering minor injuries.

Police Scotland said a 45-year-old man has been charged in connection with road traffic offences.