Police seize 9 kilos of heroin during routine car check

Police have seized drugs worth £900,000 after stopping a car during a routine check.

Officers in Midlothian found 9kg (20lb) of heroin in the vehicle.

Police stopped the car during a "routine road check" near Howgate yesterday.

A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Police said 5,000 ecstasy tablets worth around 5,000 were also found at an address.

The spokeswoman said: "A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with this recovery and is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court tomorrow."