Published on Friday 26 October 2012 00:00
A MANSION in West Lothian became the third home
raided by police searching for illegal rare birds’ egg collections, following
an initial swoop on a house in County Durham three years ago, Inverness Sheriff
Court heard yesterday.
News of the search came during the trial of
Inverness prison officer Keith Liddell who denies 16 charges involving illegal
trading of eggs. In total, over 14,000 eggs were seized in the three raids.
Former policeman with Lothian and Borders
William Bryant, 50, told the trial he was in charge of a search for rare eggs
of Wallhouse Mansion in Torphichen near Linlithgow, West Lothian,
He said owner Alan Hutton took him to a room
where police found over 12,000 eggs. Several police vans were required to
remove items from the property, including three computers.
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