Strong smell of drugs detected as officers descend upon Dundee flats

Police officers, including some in riot gear, descended upon a block of flats in Dundee this afternoon.

A significant amount of police vehicles disgorged officers in protective clothing and bearing shields.

They filed into a property in North Court Street shortly before 4.45pm.

Within 20 minutes, however, the police presence had reduced to just one vehicle and a pair officers.

Local people said they had been unaware of any incident before the arrival of Police Scotland.

Witnesses did, however, describe a strong smell of drugs emanating from the close at the flats.

Police Scotland would say only that officers were in attendance at an “ongoing incident”.