A Dundee garage owner whose premises were raided and closed down by police in June has now been charged.
Charles Sandeman, owner of Glencross Motors on Clepington Road, has been accused of various “licence offences”.
The procurator fiscal’s office in Dundee will consider the evidence against him before deciding whether he will have to appear in court to answer the charges.
A police spokesperson said: “Following inquiries into business premises in Clepington Road, Dundee in June, Police Scotland can confirm that a 39-year-old man has been charged in connection with licence offences.
“A report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal.”
Mr Sandeman’s licence was suspended by the city council following the police raid and he claimed in July that he had lost £10,000 worth of trade as a result of having to shut down for two weeks after officers stormed the premises.
He successfully appealed the suspension to the sheriff court and a sheriff returned his case to the city council’s licensing committee, where councillors agreed to lift the suspension.
On Thursday the city council’s licensing committee restored Mr Sandeman’s trading licence in a behind-closed-doors meeting, having initially revoked it.
Mr Sandeman has owned Glencross Motors since 2007 and held a second-hand car dealer’s licence for 14 years.
Glencross Motors was raided on Wednesday June 4 by agents from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), Trading Standards, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) and the police.
Mr Sandeman’s solicitor, Kris Gilmartin, said the proprietor immediately made himself available to all the agencies involved in order to deal with any issues arising from the raid which might affect his licence.
Earlier this month the city council’s licensing committee deferred a further decision on Mr Sandeman’s trading licence to await the outcome of the court action and he remains free to trade as normal.