Three people have been arrested and charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act after Lothian and Borders Police recovered quantities of Class A and B drugs from two properties in Edinburgh’s Pentlands area, all part of Operation Cipher.
Officers searched an address in Hailesland Park on Thursday 23 August 2012, and seized a number of items including a suitcase and over £1500 in cash.
Following analysis, the suitcase was searched at the beginning of this week and 800 grams of diamorphine was found inside.
The total value of the drugs recovered is around £80,000.
A 48-year-old man was scheduled to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday (Tuesday) in connection with alleged drug offences.
A search of a flat in Calder Gardens was then carried out around 5pm yesterday and dealer quantities of heroin and cannabis were seized from within.
The total value of these drugs was around £200.
A 28-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man are due in court today (Wednesday).
The searches were carried out as part of Operation Cipher, an ongoing initiative to tackle local crime and improve the quality of life in the Pentlands area through community engagement and partnership working.
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