Five more people arrested in connection with Operation Portaledge

A further five people have been arrested and charged over recent months in connection with Operation Portaledge, bringing the total number of arrests to 62.

Officers executed a warrant at a property on Margaret Thomson Crescent in Edinburgh on Monday, 1 September, 2025. A firearm, as well as a quantity of drugs, were seized.

A 19-year-old woman was arrested and charged in connection and appeared on undertaking at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, 2 October. A 43-year-old man was also arrested and charged in connection and appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, 20 October.

On Thursday, 4 September, a 55-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with a serious assault which happened on Pitcairn Grove in Edinburgh on Thursday, 22 May. He is due to appear in court at a later date.

Officers arrested and charged two men, aged 40 and 39, on Tuesday, 28 October, in connection with a theft by housebreaking which occurred at a property on Mortonhall Park Place in Edinburgh on Tuesday, 18 March.

Both men appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday, 29 October.