Six charged after police drugs swoop

Published on 14/02/2013 12:00

SIX people have been arrested and charged by police as part of an ongoing drugs crackdown.

Officers raided several houses in Musselburgh and Fa’side, East Lothian, during a week of action under Operation Ergot. A 42-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man were arrested and charged on Monday, February 4 after police recovered cannabis and heroin at an address in Northfield, Tranent. The following day, a 25-year-old woman was charged after cannabis and cultivation equipment was seized at a home in East Loan, Prestonpans.

A 33-year-old man was charged following the search of a property in Prestonpans High Street on February 7, before a 44-year-old woman was arrested the next day in Gardiners Close, Cockenzie.

An 18-year-old man stopped in Delta Road, Musselburgh, was charged on the same day after cannabis was found. All those charged are due to appear in court at a later date.