The head of Scotland's new single police force has announced a new Fugitive Unit which will track those who have evaded justice by fleeing abroad.
Stephen House, chief constable of Police Scotland, said keeping people safe meant pursuing anyone who commits crime and disappears overseas.
Mr House said: "Smarter international engagement and co-operation will ensure that Scotland is a hostile place for criminals involved in serious organised crime and that neighbouring European countries and nations further afield are hostile places for those fleeing Scottish justice.
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