Edinburgh crime: Several hundred pounds worth of drugs found after 17-year-old driver stopped in Portobello

Officers conducting patrols of Portobello at the weekend stopped the vehicle during the evening period.

The 17-year-old driver was spoken to by officers and following a search several hundred pounds worth of drugs were recovered from within the vehicle.

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The driver then failed the roadside drugs wipe test. He was arrested and taken into custody.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Enquiries are continuing. Our local officers continue to proactively patrol and engage with the local community in Portobello.”