THE Operation Branchform police probe into the SNP’s finances spent £2417 on overseas flights.
According to a freedom of information response from Police Scotland, first revealed by The Daily Record, £6655 was also spent on flights during the probe to other parts of the UK.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said it would “not be appropriate” to comment given the live proceedings in the case.
Operation Branchform began in 2021 and investigated what happened to around £600,000 raised by the party for a second independence referendum campaign.
Police said that they had concluded their investigations in statements given earlier this year, but the Crown Office continued its processes.
Murrell was arrested and charged with embezzlement in April 2024.
Sturgeon was also arrested in relation to the same probe, as was Colin Beattie, the party's former treasurer.
They were both, however, cleared last month.
