‘Thugs’ at union claim ‘made by rival city venue’

drug dealing. DUSA is a private members’ club and, as such, guests can only enter the premises if signed in by a student. The member is then responsible for the behaviour of the guest.”

She added: “We are confident that students and guests do not recognise the picture painted of the venue. We believe this survey is an attempt by one of our competitors to damage DUSA’s reputation.

“We are extremely disappointed that they have chosen to take this course of action and that they thought people might believe such poorly written communications were the work of students at one of Scotland’s top universities.”

A Dundee Dance Event spokesman added: “It has already been corroborated that the flyer was the work of a rival promoter, not students, in a malicious attempt to tarnish the excellent reputation that the event has built up over the past seven years since it relaunched.

“There has been no recorded instances of people caught with drugs at DDE during that time and the event was praised last year by Police Scotland and the local council for the good behaviour of attendees, especially given the large number of people in the city centre on the day.

“DDE is more than just a dance event where people have a drink and listen to music, it is an important event due to the number of visitors it attracts to the city and the income it generates.”

Dundee University Students’ Union. Right, the flyer that was handed out.