Edinburgh crime: Man arrested after £300,000 worth of cannabis recovered from Broomhouse property

A 28-year-old Edinburgh man has been arrested and charged after police discovered a significant amount of drugs in a Broomhouse property.

£300,000 worth of cannabis were discovered at a property on Broomhouse Place North on May 8 | Google Maps

The drugs were recovered on the morning of Wednesday, May 8, when officers from the Edinburgh South West Community Policing Team executed a warrant at an address on Broomhouse Place North at around 9am.

The controlled drugs, which have an estimated street value of £303,000, are believed to be cannabis - both herbal and plants.

The 28-year-old man is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today. A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.