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Army investigates 'drug' footage | |
(about 10 hours later) | |
The Army has begun an investigation into pictures showing soldiers allegedly sniffing drugs. | |
Mobile phone video shows a number of young men, said to be from two Scottish units, snorting white powder. | |
The pictures are said to show soldiers snorting the powder, then wrestling on the floor as others cheer them. | |
They were passed to the military by the Daily Record newspaper and the Army confirmed that an internal inquiry had now been launched. | |
The paper said the troops were from the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland: the Royal Scots and Kings Own Scottish Borderers. | The paper said the troops were from the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland: the Royal Scots and Kings Own Scottish Borderers. |
The Special Investigation Branch, Royal Military Police detectives, are investigating the pictures. | |
Video clip | |
The Daily Record has supplied one sequence of the pictures to other media organisations. | |
The 27-second clip shows a young man who appears to be dressed in an army-issue sports kit snorting a line of white powder on a mirror while others cheer and laugh loudly. | |
At the beginning, a voice is heard shouting: "I'll send it to you." Another camera phone can be seen being held in the background, filming as the powder is inhaled. | |
A spokesman from the Army in Scotland said: "The armed forces and army take a zero-tolerance approach to drug taking, particularly A-class drugs." | A spokesman from the Army in Scotland said: "The armed forces and army take a zero-tolerance approach to drug taking, particularly A-class drugs." |