First Minister Humza Yousaf’s brother-in-law is due to appear in court after being charged in connection with alleged drug offences.

Ramsay El-Nakla, 36, who is the brother of Mr Yousaf’s wife Nadia El-Nakla, was arrested and charged after a break-in was reported in Dundee on Thursday.

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

The trio are due to appear before Dundee Sheriff Court later on Monday.

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A Police Scotland 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 11 January.

“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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