Drugs raids: five charged

FIVE people have been arrested and charged following drugs raids at addresses in the south and east of the Capital.

The operation saw officers carry out six searches at properties in the area, seizing a combination of Class A, B and C drugs.

Four men, aged 47, 35, 39 and 41, and a woman aged 35, were arrested and charged in connection with drugs offences.

A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said the operation sent out a strong message.