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Three charged after police find cannabis cultivation worth up to £1.8m

Officers made the discovery in the Bridgegate area of Irvine at about 12.30pm on Wednesday.

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Three men have been arrested and charged with drugs offences after a cannabis cultivation worth up to £1.8m was found in a North Ayrshire town.

Officers made the discovery in the Bridgegate area of Irvine at about 12.30pm on Wednesday.

Police said the cultivation had an estimated street value of between £1.2m and £1.8m.

The men, aged 38, 30 and 29, appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Friday.

Reports have been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

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