DETECTIVES seized £36,000 worth of drugs and £100,000 in cash in a string of raids targeting an organised crime gang based in Edinburgh.

DETECTIVES seized £36,000 worth of drugs and £100,000 in cash in a string of raids targeting an organised crime gang based in Edinburgh.
Officers swooped on two addresses in the south and east of the Capital, while further raids were carried out at homes in Loanhead in Midlothian, Armadale in West Lothian and Shotts in Lanarkshire.

Heroin and amphetamine were among the drugs seized.Police chiefs today hailed the success of the raids on Friday, adding that the force remained determined to pursue crime gangs operating in the city.

They also appealed to members of the public with information on drug dealing to get in touch with fresh tip-offs.

The force has stepped up their efforts on bringing down the estimated 35 organised crime gangs operating in Edinburgh. Much of the work has been carried out by the city's new Serious Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).