Two men charged as police seize ‘large amount’ of cocaine at Edinburgh Airport

Officers from the National Crime Agency and Police Scotland have launched a joint operation after two men aged 35 and 42, were stopped at Edinburgh Airport on Wednesday 24 July 2024. 

Officers said that a ‘large’ amount of cocaine was seized. 

The men were charged with alleged drug importation offences and are understood to have appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday 26 July 2024. 

A spokesman for the NCA said: “Two UK nationals have been charged with drug importation offences after a large amount of cocaine was recovered at Edinburgh Airport. 

“The Organised Crime Partnership, a team of officers from the National Crime Agency and Police Scotland, started an investigation after the two men, aged 35 and 42, were stopped as they returned to the airport on Wednesday. 

“Both men were charged in connection with the recovery and appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday 26 July. ”