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A DRUGS factory with £1 million worth of cocaine and mixing agents has been uncovered by Scots police.

Officers from the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) found the illegal operation after swooping on an outbuilding near Carmunnock Road on the outskirts of Glasgow.

They uncovered cocaine and mixing agents which could have been combined to produce 25kg of drugs with a street value of about £1 million.

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THE proposed minimum price for alcohol which the Scottish Government wants to introduce will be set at 45p per unit, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said today.

This will mean a two-litre bottle of supermarket-brand cider would treble in price from about £1.32 at the moment to almost £3.80, while supermarket-brand vodka will go up from about £8 currently to about £11.80.

Ms Sturgeon said: "I believe it is crucial that we introduce realistic alcohol pricing.

"That's why we are taking decisive action, including proposals to introduce a minimum price per unit, which would bring these pocket-money prices to an end."

While plans for minimum pricing form a key part of the Scottish Government's efforts to tackle alcohol abuse, the minority SNP administration still lacks the necessary support to get the measure through Holyrood, with Labour, the Tories and the Liberal Democrats united in opposition.