Man arrested after East Lothian drugs raid

A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Tranent after a property was raided by the police.

Officers from the East Lothian Community Action Team obtained a search warrant for a residential property on Friday, June 5.

The man was arrested and charged with possession of an illegal substance and will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

The latest raid comes a month after over £180,000 worth of cannabis was found when a car and house were searched in a police operation covering both Tranent and Haddington that saw three men arrested.

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