Helen Street police station facts for kids
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Helen Street police station, also known as Govan police station, in the Craigton (greater Govan) district of Glasgow, is the most secure police station in Scotland. It is used for example for detaining suspects arrested under the Terrorism Act.
The fortified station, situated just south of the M8 motorway, is operated by Police Scotland, and is the base of the Major Crime and Terrorism Investigation Unit for Scotland.
It was built on the site of White City Stadium, used for greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway until the 1970s.
Suspected criminals detained and questioned at Govan
- Bilal Abdulla, arrested after the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack
- Andy Coulson, Conservative Party political strategist and Downing Street Director of Communications under Prime Minister David Cameron, charged with perjury during HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan
- Nazzedine Menni, the only person charged in connection with the 2010 Stockholm bombings
- Mohammed Atif Siddique
See also
- Paddington Green Police Station
- Anti-terrorism legislation
- Terrorism Acts
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