By Cara Sulieman
CHILDREN as young as 12 have been caught with illegal drugs by police in the capital.
Stop and search checks on kids hanging out on street corners found cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines and mephadrone according to figures released today.
Since the start of the year, around 100 children and young teens have been found in possession of drugs – 25 of whom were aged 15 and under.
The shocking statistics include a 12-year-old in Bathgate who was found with cannabis and a 16-year-old carrying cocaine in the city centre.
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