Humza Yousaf's brother-in-law charged with drug offences

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Humza Yousaf replaced Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland's First Minister last March

First Minister Humza Yousaf's brother-in-law has been charged in connection with alleged drug offences.

Ramsay El-Nakla, who is the brother of Mr Yousaf's wife Nadia El-Nakla, was arrested after a break-in was reported in Dundee on Thursday.

Police Scotland said a 50-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were also arrested and charged.

Mr El-Nakla, 36, and his two co-accused are due to appear before Dundee Sheriff Court on Monday.

The arrests were first reported in the Sunday Post newspaper, external.

A force spokesperson said: "Officers were called to a report of a break-in at a property on Balmoral Gardens in Dundee during the evening of Thursday, January 11.

"Three people - two men, aged 50 and 36, and a 41-year-old woman - were traced and all have been arrested and charged in connection with drug offences."

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