Police have recovered drugs with an estimated street value of over £180,000 during the weekend.
Two men aged 33 and 23 have been charged in relation to the first incident on Saturday, 2 May, 2020 and another man, aged 20, has been charged in relation to a separate incident on Sunday, 3 May, 2020.
Officers from the East Lothian Community Action Team were on patrol around 4.30pm on Saturday when they spoke to two men in a Ford Fiesta parked on Bridge Street, Tranent. Following further proactive enquiries including a vehicle and house search, officers recovered what is believed to be cannabis with an estimated street value of up to £4920.
The Community Action Team were involved again on Sunday when they were concerned with the way a silver BMW was being driven on the A1, Abbotsview, Haddington. A search of the vehicle found what is believed to be cannabis with an estimated street value of up to £175,500.
All three men were arrested and charged and will appear at court at a later date.
Chief Inspector Neil Mitchell, area commander for East Lothian, said: “This is a great example of proactive policing and joint work between plain clothed officers, uniformed officers and detectives. I would like to praise everyone involved for their diligence.”
If anyone has any information about drug related crime in their area, please contact Police Scotland on 101.
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.
