Police have charged two men aged 52 and 32 with drug offences after the recovery of a significant amount of Class A drugs from within the property and a vehicle located nearby

As part of the ongoing Operation Eagle, officers from the Pro-Active Unit conducted a search of an address in Murrayburn Place where ÂŁ8500 of crack cocaine was discovered along with almost ÂŁ2,000 in cash and other drugs paraphernalia.

Both men are scheduled to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today (23rd February)

Detective Inspector Paul Grainger from Corstorphine CID said:”Once again Operation Eagle has activity has resulted in the sizeable recovery of harmful drugs before they could reach our communities.

“Dealing with drug crime is one of Edinburgh division’s top priorities and we will continue to use every resource at our disposal to tackle crimes of this kind that are reported to us.

“The public can assist greatly in helping police tackle drug related offences and I would urge anyone with information on drug offences in their area to come forward to police or contact 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.