Yousaf relative in 'crack deal' court claims

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.

- BY SARAH WARD

Ramsay El-Nakla, 37, the brother-in-law of former First Minister Humza Yousaf, is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh with co-accused Stephen Stewart, 52, Jennifer Souter, 39, and Victoria McGowan, 43.

It follows the death of a man who fell from a window on Morgan Street, Dundee, after allegedly being threatened.

El-Nakla is accused of extortion and dealing class A drugs. As well as drug charges, his three co-accused additionally face a charge in relation to the alleged killing of Ryan Munro on January 10, 2024. All four deny the charges.

Scared

Yesterday, a witness at the trial — drug user Darren Small, 38 — identified Stewart as someone he had bought crack cocaine from.