Arrests made after weapon and drugs retrieved from vehicle in Edinburgh

Three men have been arrested after a weapon and drugs were found in a vehicle in the Capital.

Three men have been arrested after a weapon and drugs were found in a vehicle in the Capital.

Officers stopped and searched the car in Ellersly Road yesterday.

Two 18-year-old men and a 20-year-old man have been arrested following the incident.

Officers stopped and searched the car in Ellersly Road, Edinburgh.

A police spokesman said: “On Wednesday, 6 May, 2020, road policing officers stopped a vehicle on Ellersly Road in Edinburgh.

“Officers searched the car and discovered a quantity of drugs and an offensive weapon.

“Two men, aged 18, and one man aged 20, were arrested and charged in connection with the incident. All three men are subject of a report of the Procurator Fiscal.”

Edinburgh Road Police said a 19-year-old man was also arrested and charged last night for driving dangerously in Bingham.

A spokesman said: “A further operation at 10.30pm that night resulted in a 19-year-old man being arrested and charged in connection with road traffic offences Duddingston Row, Bingham where officers responded to a white Vauxhall Van being driven dangerously.

“Officers stopped the car and a 19-year-old man was arrested and charged.”

Inspector Roger Park of Edinburgh City Road Policing said: “We will always target road users who are a hazard on our roads and put other road users at risk. Members of the public can be assured we will continue to patrol our roads night and day to ensure they are safe for us all to use.”