Local residents reported hearing several large bangs and saw a number of police vans parked nearby Castlebrae High School.
Officers raided an address in the Niddrie area on Saturday, March 9. The specialist officers were joined by a forensic team at around 8pm.Local residents reported hearing several large bangs and saw many police vans parked near Castlebrae High School.
One eyewitness told Edinburgh Live: "Just seen police break into a house and many forensic people going into the house on Harewood Road Niddrie." A dog walker passing the street at the time also reported seeing cops knock down the door to a residential property. Police Scotland confirmed the raid was in connection with a drugs search warrant being executed and enquiries remain ongoing.
Top news stories today A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4pm on Saturday, 9 March, 2024 officers executed a drugs search warrant at a property at Packer Road, Edinburgh. Enquiries are ongoing.”
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