{"id":195984,"date":"2025-06-19T02:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T02:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/195984\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T02:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T02:31:31","slug":"drug-dealer-caught-with-165k-worth-of-cocaine-and-cannabis-after-cops-raid-edinburgh-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/195984\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug dealer caught with \u00a3165k worth of cocaine and cannabis after cops raid Edinburgh flat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ardit Mazrreku was caught after cops acting on intelligence raided a property on Ratcliffe Terrace in the city in September.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_MAZRREKUjpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Ardit Mazrreku was jailed at the High Court in Edinburgh.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Ardit Mazrreku was jailed at the High Court in Edinburgh.(Image: Police Scotland)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"drug dealerLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">drug dealer<\/a> caught with \u00a3165,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine has been jailed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ardit Mazrreku, 27, was sentenced two two years and eight months in jail at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday June 18, in relation to drugs offences in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"EdinburghLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Cops acting on intelligence raided a property on Ratcliffe Terrace in the city during the morning of Wednesday September 25 and recovered the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"cannabis and cocaineLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">cannabis and cocaine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Sergeant Mark Walker said: \u201c<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Police ScotlandLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Scotland<\/a> is committed to removing illegal substances from our communities and we will take all measures to disrupt those involved in the drug trade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;This arrest and conviction underlines our commitment to the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and the country\u2019s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Serious Organised Crime Strategy.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Serious Organised Crime Strategy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cRecoveries such as this rely on information from people who do not tolerate the scourge of drugs in their <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"neighbourhoods.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">neighbourhoods.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Anyone with concerns about drugs in their community can contact us via 101, or calling <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"CrimestoppersLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Crimestoppers<\/a> anonymously on 0800 555 111.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ardit Mazrreku was caught after cops acting on intelligence raided a property on Ratcliffe Terrace in the 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