Overview

• Deputy chief constable Jane Connors told the Scottish Police Authority board that officers uncovered and dismantled the Ayrshire operation.
• Police seized pill presses and tablets linked to the lab, and they report success in apprehending several pill‑press operators.
• Investigators say the enforcement activity may have contributed to a reported 41% reduction in benzodiazepine availability.
• Nitazenes, ultra‑potent synthetic opioids sometimes present in other drugs, were detected in 38 drug deaths in Scotland between January and March 2025.
• Police Scotland says it is prioritising disruption of county‑lines distribution in the north of Scotland.