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A man and woman have been arrested after £14,000-worth of heroin was found in a house in Edinburgh.

The pair, aged 36 and 35 were charged with drug offences following the raid on the property in Wardieburn Road on Friday and appeared at  Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.

Detective Inspector Stuart Harkness said: “Police Scotland continues to tackle serious and organised crime in the city and this operation demonstrates the continued efforts in that regard.

“I would appeal to those in the local communities we police who may have information on criminals operating in their area to provide us with that information.”

Contact can be made with community officers by calling 101 or alternatively in anonymity by calling the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.