THE owners of a shop linked to legal highs which was shut by police this month have opened a new store in Aberdeen city centre.

Harminasion on George Street was the first outlet in Scotland to be closed down by police after receiving an antisocial behaviour closure order, granted by the city’s sheriff court.

But the Evening Express can today reveal the owners of the George Street store have opened up a new shop under the same name.

The business still maintains it is selling “research chemicals” despite concerns from members of the public that it is selling legal highs.

Harminasion has opened another shop on King Street, across from the city’s Arts Centre at the former Jurgita Hair and Beauty store.

One of the partners in the business Scott Allan today said more shops will continue to open in the city if his store on King Street closes down.

He said: “If the police want to shut us down again, they can go and start their investigation to get us an ASBO but we will open somewhere else because we are entitled to.

“I don’t know why the police are picking on us.

“They still have two to three months before they can do anything to us and by that time the George Street shop will be open again.”

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We’re aware of the new premises and are monitoring the situation.”