Jim Aitken, who led Scotland’s rugby team to its first Grand Slam in almost 60 years, has been arrested as part of a fraud inquiry.
He was one of four people questioned by police, although none has been charged. Aitken, a prop, won 24 caps and his greatest spell came when he captained the 1984 Grand Slam team. He also led them in a 25-25 draw with New Zealand, the closest Scotland have come to beating the All Blacks.
His business career has included selling Scotmalt, a grain distributor, in 2003 before buying Alexander Inglis & Son, another grain merchant, as well as property development and land trading. He formed a joint venture with Sir Brian Souter, the co-founder of transport group Stagecoach, to build
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