Two further arrests in connection with Operation Portaledge

A further two people have been arrested and charged in connection with Operation Portaledge, bringing the total number of arrests to 57.

On Monday, 18 August, 2025, officers arrested and charged a 25-year-old man and a 26-year-old man in connection with multiple offences in Edinburgh.

They were charged in connection with an attempted wilful fire-raising of a property on Barnton Avenue on Sunday, 17 August, 2025, the wilful fire-raising of a premises on Gorgie Road and the attempted wilful fire-raising of a vehicle on Gorgie Road on Monday, 18 August.

Both men appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday, 19 August, 2025.