Kenny Donnelly, Deputy Crown Agent, Specialist Casework, said: “I hope that these convictions and the sentence send a strong message to others involved in this kind of criminal behaviour and demonstrates the ability of police and prosecutors to investigate, prepare and prosecute serious and organised crime of this nature.

Prosecutor John Keenan KC told how the exact details of the killing "cannot be determined", but that there had been "no history of animosity" between the men. At an earlier hearing, the procurator fiscal told the court about EncroChat conversations between Mullen and Gilmour that took place between the end of March and June 1, 2020.Clinton was sentenced to six years in 2005 for carrying a knife and threatening building site workers.

Shohid Auddin, a resident of Vine Close, told reporters Ms Gordon had recently come back from a holiday. It's often associated with the University of Glasgow and features elegant Georgian and Victorian architecture, including grand townhouses and tree-lined avenues.Notably, McTaggart’s affiliation with one of Scotland’s most active crime syndicates had led him to believe he was immune to legal consequences. Mr Hart had previously pointed out Clinton at a police ID parade, but when he gave evidence, he said he had possibly picked out the wrong man. Clinton later bragged on a Channel 5 documentary that stabbing was “the easiest thing in the world”. The court heard that after the Gillespie brothers disappeared, White took over the gang, which operated on an "international scale" in countries including Italy, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Brazil. Crown Office prosecutors told how he then identified a number of rural spots to keep the drugs hidden.

The High Court in Glasgow heard that James White lived a life of luxury in Brazil after fleeing Scotland when close associates were arrested. It has a reputation for being gritty and rough around the edges, but I think Glasgow is really underrated. Following full and careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, including the available admissible evidence, the procurator fiscal decided there should be no further criminal proceedings at this time. There was already tension between them as they were operating in the neighbouring areas of Milton and Possil, both a few miles north of the city centre, and the drugs theft escalated the simmering tensions. Prosecutors also alleged that she used dirty money “to pay for a lifestyle outwith your legitimate means”.Then in the September, Gordon Ross, 36, was stabbed outside Sheiling Bar in Shettleston and died in hospital that night. A third member of the gang, Alistair Douglas, 57, of Paisley, earlier pled guilty to being involved in serious organised crime and received a sentence of five years and three months. They took away a video tape from the CCTV to see if it had captured the attack and if it could identify the killer. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.