Grim pictures reveal vile drugs den just yards away from Spider-Man Glasgow film set
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HOLLYWOOD crews are filming the new Spider-Man movie just yards from a vile drugs den.
Shocking pictures show addicts' needles and paraphernalia piled in an alley near where superhero fans have gathered to watch thrilling action scenes being shot.
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The alley is littered with drugs, needles and booze bottles
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The drug den has been dubbed a 'disgrace' and a 'national embarrassment'
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Filming for Spider-Man: Brand New Day kicked off in Glasgow at the beginning of the month
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Intoxicated yobs are said to have been seen shooting up in a filthy stairwell then stumbling to the set in St Vincent Street, Glasgow.
It doubles as New York in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring Tom Holland, 29.
Scores of young film buffs were seen nearby taking pictures and craning for views of a stuntman dressed as the Marvel webslinger.
And it is understood they have been warned to keep their distance from the drugs hellhole.
One movie insider said: 'A bunch of lowlifes were smoking a glass bong right next to kids who turned up to catch a glimpse of their superhero.
'We had to chase one of them away the other day - it's not what you expect in the shadows of a massive blockbuster movie.'
Crews were said to be reluctant to move on the wasted yobs as they feared attacks.
Tory MSP Annie Wells hit out: 'This is the grim reality – drug addiction left to spiral out of control and our largest city tangled in a web of drug dens.
'Having one just metres away from a Hollywood film set is a national embarrassment.
'It'll take more than a superhero to clean up the streets of Glasgow.'
Watch spectacular moment Spider-Man swings through air as daring stunt filmed on Glasgow street
City hall chiefs have referred the scene to social workers.
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: 'This is not an issue we have ever heard of around filming.
'Productions have occasionally had to clean areas before they use them as a location.
'But this issue has never been mentioned at all as a deterrent to future filming.'
We told how city-goers have been treated to dramatic chase scenes and explosions.
Production has now switched to Hutcheson Street in nearby Merchant City.
A suited-up stuntman was seen dodging flames billowing around a tank.
Residents have previously moaned about drug hellholes close to shops and flats.
And neighbours of the controversial Thistle fix room in the city's Calton have moaned about having to dodge discarded needles.
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A movie insider said they saw 'lowlifes' smoking a bong next to kids who came to watch the filming
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