Armed police raid Edinburgh property in connection with ongoing gang war

Armed police have raided an Edinburgh home in connection with an ongoing criminal feud which has spread across the Central Belt.

A search warrant was executed at a property on the capital’s Firrhill Drive on Saturday.

The raid was carried out following an escalation in violence linked to a gang war in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

An investigation is still ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers executed a search warrant at a property in Firrhill Drive, Edinburgh on Saturday, 19 April, 2025.

“Enquiries are ongoing.”

Homes torched and shot amid criminal feud

Violence escalated throughout the Central Belt after two Edinburgh homes, one on Niddrie Marischal Crescent and another on West Pilton Bank, were targeted by gunmen in March.

A house was set on fire on Hay Drive following the shootings.

In Glasgow, homes on Ashgill Road, Cortmalaw Gardens and Gala Street have been firebombed, as well as homes on Meadow Court in Stepps, Milton Road in Kirkintilloch and Wellington Road in Bishopbriggs.

On April 12, masked men invaded a home on Glasgow’s Egilsay Crescent, resulting in a 72-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy suffering significant injuries.

Around 1.20am on Friday officers were made aware of a fire on Hay Drive, which also spread to a neighbouring property STV News

Items relevant to the investigation, including weapons, have been seized, along with drugs and cash, after raids were carried out in Edinburgh over the past few weeks.

Detective chief superintendent David Ferry, specialist crime division, said: “I want to reassure the community that extensive enquiries are ongoing into this as part of our investigation into recent incidents in the East and West of the country.

“There will be a continued police presence in the area.

“If you have any information that can assist our investigation, please get in touch.”

A number of arrests have been made in connection with the war.

On Saturday, Christopher Livingstone Senior, 61, and Christopher Livingstone Junior, 41, appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court on Saturday charged with possessing a firearm without holding a certificate.

Both made no plea and were remanded in custody. They will both make their next appearance in court within the next eight days.