A drug user told police : "A guy who was related to the first minister asked if I wanted to buy some crack," a court has heard.

Ramsay El-Nakla, 37, the brother-in-law of former first minister Humza Yousaf , is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh along with Aberdeen-born co-accused Victoria McGowan, 43, as well as Stephen Stewart, 52, and Jennifer Souter, 39. It follows the death of a man who fell from a window in a property on Morgan Street, Dundee, after allegedly being threatened.

El-Nakla is accused of extortion and dealing class A drugs, but does not face a charge in relation to the alleged killing of Ryan Munro on January 10, 2024. McGowan, Stewart, and Souter additionally face a charge specifically in relation to the death. All four deny the charges.

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