Drug misuse can cause serious problems within a community.

To tackle this issue, a number of houses were searched as part of Operation Doberman, which was a week of action in East Lothian targeting street-level drug dealing and associated crime. Numerous quantities of controlled drugs were recovered, along with large amounts of cash and stolen property.

Drug dealing damages our communities and encourages crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour.

This operation, conducted by my officers this week, resulted in the arrest of individuals engaged in the supply and sale of controlled and dangerous drugs and, more importantly, saw us remove large quantitites of such drugs from our streets.

If you have any information on drug dealing in your community, contact the police on 101 or in the case of an emergency dial 999. Information can also be reported anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

The Scottish Government, meanwhile, is running a month-long adult support and protection campaign.

It is aimed at raising awareness of ‘adults at risk’ in Scotland who are being harmed, neglected or being taken advantage of due to circumstances, illness, injury or other reasons and who are less able to protect themselves.

From a Police Scotland perspective and in particular within East Lothian, my officers are committed to keeping people safe and fully support this campaign.

Sadly, too many adults across Scotland suffer harm and usually, but not always, it is the most vulnerable people in our communities: people who are targeted because they can’t look after or stand up for themselves, whether because of personal circumstances, physical or learning disability, age or illness and injury.

I would urge all the communities in East Lothian, if they are concerned about an adult who may be at risk of harm, to act on their instincts, ensure the adult’s safety first and foremost and contact either the local authority or the police.

Drug misuse can cause serious problems within a community.

To tackle this issue, a number of houses were searched as part of Operation Doberman, which was a week of action in East Lothian targeting street-level drug dealing and associated crime. Numerous quantities of controlled drugs were recovered, along with large amounts of cash and stolen property.

Drug dealing damages our communities and encourages crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour.

This operation, conducted by my officers this week, resulted in the arrest of individuals engaged in the supply and sale of controlled and dangerous drugs and, more importantly, saw us remove large quantitites of such drugs from our streets.

If you have any information on drug dealing in your community, contact the police on 101 or in the case of an emergency dial 999. Information can also be reported anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

The Scottish Government, meanwhile, is running a month-long adult support and protection campaign.

It is aimed at raising awareness of ‘adults at risk’ in Scotland who are being harmed, neglected or being taken advantage of due to circumstances, illness, injury or other reasons and who are less able to protect themselves.

From a Police Scotland perspective and in particular within East Lothian, my officers are committed to keeping people safe and fully support this campaign.

Sadly, too many adults across Scotland suffer harm and usually, but not always, it is the most vulnerable people in our communities: people who are targeted because they can’t look after or stand up for themselves, whether because of personal circumstances, physical or learning disability, age or illness and injury.

I would urge all the communities in East Lothian, if they are concerned about an adult who may be at risk of harm, to act on their instincts, ensure the adult’s safety first and foremost and contact either the local authority or the police.