Two men have been arrested under the Misuse of Drugs Act after police in Edinburgh recovered a significant quantity of Class B drugs in the north of the city.
Officers from the Edinburgh Drugs Team executed search warrants at domestic premises on West Pilton Drive and West Pilton Loan, where they found cannabis with a potential street value of approximately £90,000.
A total of 128 mature cannabis plants were found at a home on West Pilton Drive along with a further 15 vacuum sealed bags each containing 1oz of herbal cannabis and six 250g bags of herbal cannabis worth a potential street value of approximately £55,000.
A 30-year-old has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with this incident and will appear in court at a later date.
Meanwhile, Police Scotland officers also recovered 51 mature cannabis plants and 32 seedlings at an address on West Pilton Loan with a potential street value of approximately £35,000.
A 20-year-old male was arrested yesterday (Wed) and a report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
Detective Inspector Stuart Harkness from the Gayfield CID Proactive Unit said “These searches removed a significant amount of illegal drugs from our streets and highlights that Police Scotland continues to tackle those involved in organised crime within the city.
“We will continue with a robust approach to tackle crime in the communities we police and I would appeal for the public to provide us with the information we need to disrupt those involved in criminality. This information may be provided to your community officers, through contacting police on 101 or alternatively in anonymity by contacting 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.
