A  35-year-old man has been arrested after police found heroin worth £1,000 in a house in Macmerry.

Officers raided the house on Wednesday and discovered the drugs in the property.

The man was arrested and charged and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Police Constable Ryan Gilhooly of East Lothian’s Community Policing Team said: “The supply and misuse of drugs devastates lives and has an adverse impact on our whole society.

“The curtailing of this activity is a priority for us and we continue to encourage anyone with information about such activity to get in touch with us immediately.”

Those with information about drug supply and misuse in your local area is asked to contact us on 101 or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.