A senior Scots terrorism cop has been reported to prosecutors after being accused of ‘inappropriately touching’ a woman.
11.02.2022 - 18:26 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots dealer who kept a stash of drugs under his sofa was snared by cops with £12,000 of cocaine.
Terrence Grieve was arrested after officers swooped on his home in Musselburgh, East Lothian, following a tip-off.
The 59-year-old appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday and admitted being concerned in the supply of the Class A drug.
Fiscal depute Susan Dickson said police had received information that Grieve was involved in drug dealing.
Ms Dickson said officers watched Grieve leave his home and go to his car.
The court was told Grieve was searched and eight wraps of cocaine weighing 6.6g and seven packets of the drug weighing 13.64g were found on him. Their total value was £650.
Ms Dickson said the accused’s home was searched and £1075 in cash, a set of digital scales, and various drug stashes were recovered.
These included 39 packets of cocaine worth concealed beneath the living room sofa and valued at £4350.
A box containing 63.1g of cocaine and valued at £3700 was discovered.
Ms Dickson said a total of 201.7g of cocaine valued at £11,900 was found during the operation.
Grieve pled guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine between September 23 and September 24 2020.
Sheriff Kenneth Campbell QC deferred sentence on Grieve until next month for reports and continued his bail.
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