Standoff:

Man held after police operation in East Neuk.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested following a standoff with police in Anstruther.

Seven or eight police vans converged on the normally quiet East Neuk village at around 10am, with officers concentrating on an address in the Shore.

Police said they were executing a warrant but local and specialist officers in body armour were on the scene for around two-and-a-half hours.

One local said they had never seen so many police.

“These are not local police, these are serious police,” the resident said.

“There’s a guy who’s refusing to come out of his flat to talk to the police but these are the sort of police who don’t take no for an answer. “It’s quite alarming.” A spokesman for Police Scotland said: “Police in Fife can confirm that a 34-year-old man has been arrested following the execution of a warrant at an address in the Shore, Anstruther.

“Officers attended around 10am on Friday August 11.”

She added: “Local and specialist resources were deployed in order to ensure the safety of the man and officers.

“The operation came to a peaceful conclusion around 12.30pm.”

The man is expected to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court on Monday.

There’s a guy who’s refusing to come out of his flat to talk to the police but these are the sort of police who don’t take no for an answer

Picture: George Mcluskie. Officers escort the man towards a waiting police van.