'Hazardous' needles found in Edinburgh park frequented by kids amid call for dedicated clean-up
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com - 2024-04-12T09:17:27.000Z

‘Hazardous’ needles and syringes are regularly being found in an Edinburgh park used by children, it has been warned. There are reports of an increase in drug debris in Leith’s Pilrig Park, which is popular with families and has a kids’ play area. Open drug dealing is also understood to be taking place in the park, sparking fears for the safety of those who frequent it. In correspondence seen by the Evening News, the officer who leads the Leith Community Policing Team told Lothians MSP Miles...

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