Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service News Release

9 July 2010

CASE AGAINST MARK RICHARDSON & OTHERS

At the High Court in Edinburgh today, Mark Richardson pleaded guilty to drugs offences committed between April and December 2009.

Area Procurator Fiscal for Lothian and Borders, Morag McLaughlin, said:

"Mark Richardson was a key player in a large Edinburgh-based drugs ring which operated nationally.

"His actions, and the actions of others involved in serious and organised crime, blight the lives of those afflicted by drugs and bring misery and devastation to Scotland's communities.

"The prosecution service will continue to work with the police and other law enforcement agencies to target those at the heart of the drugs trade, to disrupt their activities and to ensure they are brought to justice for their actions."

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