Three men have been arrested and charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act after police in Edinburgh recovered quantities of Class A and B drugs.
Officers carried out searches at two properties on Wednesday 8th July as part of ongoing enforcement activity to tackle serious organised crime.
During the activity at the addresses within the Prestonfield area, approximately 1/2 a kilo of crack cocaine; 3/4 of a kilo of heroin; 14 ounces of cannabis and around 10,000 diazepam tablets were seized along with a personal quantity of amphetamine.
The total value of the recovered drugs is around £140,000.
A 55-year-old, 30-year-old and 45-year-old will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today (Friday).
Detective Superintendent David Gordon said: “As part of Wednesday’s activity we have recovered significant quantities of drugs before they could be distributed within our communities.
“We will continue to act on intelligence from the public and I would urge anyone wishing to report criminal activity in their area to do so by calling Police Scotland on 101 or by making an anonymous report through the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
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.
