Police have made an arrest and issued a fine after a gift shop allegedly broke lockdown rules by remaining open to sell non-essential items.
Officers were called to Neanie Scott on Edinburgh ’s Canongate at lunchtime on Saturday following reports of a “breach of coronavirus regulations”.
A 37-year-old man was subsequently arrested and charged with the offence.
Another 29-year-old man received a fixed penalty notice.
A video has since gone viral appearing to show police officers confronting the owner about the fact the family-run shop is open.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Officers attended at a shop on Canongate at 12pm on Saturday, 30 January, 2021, after reports of a breach of coronavirus regulations.
“A 37-year-old man was arrested and charged and another man, aged 29, received a fixed penalty notice.”
Neanie Scott declined to comment.
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