The force carried out multiple raids in areas including Bellshill and Motherwell in May where they discovered the illicit substances and arrested multiple people who have since been released on an undertaking.
Police Scotland recovered more than £122,000 worth of drugs from across Lanarkshire in just one month.
On Wednesday officers seized cocaine from a premises on Clyde Drive, Bellshill, estimated to be worth over £21,000. A 33-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the incident.READ MORE: Paisley family of six living in cramped one bedroom flat in desperate plea for bigger home All seven people charged were released on an undertaking to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court at a later date.
Detective Inspector Scott Robertson, from Lanarkshire's Serious and Organised Crime department, said: "We have taken a significant quantity of drugs off our streets and arrested eight individuals for drugs offences. These arrests underline our commitment to the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and the country’s Serious Organised Crime Strategy.
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