Three men, aged 21, 22 and 24, have been arrested and charged in connection with firearms offences after armed police raided an address in Lochend Road on Friday night.
The force said the incident was “contained” with “no threat to the wider public”.
The men are due to appear at the city’s sheriff court on Monday.
A police spokeswoman said: “Three men, aged 21, 22 and 24, have been arrested and charged in connection with firearms offences following an intelligence-led operation during the evening of Friday, November 22 on Lochend Road in Edinburgh.
“They are all due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, November 25.
“This was a contained incident with no threat to the wider public.
“Specialist resources, including armed officers, were deployed to the scene and we are grateful to the local community for their understanding while this operation was carried out.”
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.
