Two men seen exchanging £45,000 for two laundry bags filled with cannabis have been sentenced following an investigation by Scotland’s Organised Crime Partnership

Officers from the joint National Crime Agency and Police Scotland unit were watching Mohammed Asif, 50, of Tanna Drive in Glenrothes, and Fikret Ugurlu, 40, of Hatton Road in Wembley, London, as they met at a car park in Glenrothes on 7 February 2022.

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Ugurlu drove up to Scotland from his home to meet Asif in the car park, exchanging the bags containing drugs for the cash.