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THE MEN WERE AGED BETWEEN 17 AND 50 YEARS OLD. 18:25, 05 Jun 2025Updated 16:10, 06 Jun 2025 Five men have been arrested after police swarmed on an industrial building in Greenock on Thursday

morning. Officers from Police Scotland received a report of a "possible cannabis cultivation" at the former tobacco warehouse on the corner of Clarence Street and Hood Street in

the Inverclyde town. Multiple police vehicles arrived at the scene at around 11.15am on June 5. The men, aged 17, 23, 26, 38 and 50 were later arrested and charged. They were due to appear

at Greenock Sheriff Court on Friday, June 6. It is not yet known whether drugs were recovered from the premises. Images from the scene show police vans and cars parked along the street, with

Clarence Street seemingly closed off by a police car blocking the road at each end. Article continues below Several uniformed officers were seen standing guard outside the building and

speaking to locals. A charity based in the building, RIG Arts, commented on a social media post on the incident reassuring people they were not affected. They said: "RIG Arts remained

open during the situation in the building today and we will be operating as usual. There is a police presence at the Tobacco Warehouse but this is not related to our studio. "Thank you

for all enquiries regarding this issue, we can confirm that all is well with the RIG Team and participants." JOIN THE DAILY RECORD WHATSAPP COMMUNITY! Get the latest news sent straight

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group'. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers are at a premises in Clarence Street, Greenock after a report of a possible

cannabis cultivation on Thursday, 5 June. “Five men aged 17, 23, 26, 38 and 50 have been arrested and charged. “They are due to appear at Greenock Sheriff Court on Friday, 6 June, 2025.”

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