Gangland Glasgow: True Crime from the Streets

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Ferguson sustained a head injury and Billy Joe Bates sustained a number of injuries including a fatal deep stab wound to the chest. The thug has also been caught with illicit mobile phones three times whilst serving his sentence, claiming he had the devices because he missed his family. Police have released an e-fit video in a bid to catch a man they suspect of carrying out a gangland murder 16-years-ago. One of the most famous gangsters to come out of Glasgow is Jimmy Boyle and this book hardly mentions him.

In these blasted terrains, the big and hard men offered leadership and a sense of purpose in the absence of anything similar being offered by governments. This successful prosecution sends out a strong message about our determination to disrupt serious organised crime. A source claims Lyons even wrote a letter to prosecutors, telling them he would not cooperate - and that Allen was not the man responsible. Donnelly stressed that this successful prosecution serves as a potent message concerning authorities’ resolute determination to thwart serious organized crime.In a statement at the scene, Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway said: “I want to offer my most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victims and also to all of those affected in the wider community by this incident. Then in the September, Gordon Ross, 36, was stabbed outside Sheiling Bar in Shettleston and died in hospital that night. A gangland enforcer who targeted an innocent couple's home in a bid to frighten them into paying off their son's huge drug debt has been jailed for 14 months. It has a reputation for being gritty and rough around the edges, but I think Glasgow is really underrated. Notably, McTaggart’s affiliation with one of Scotland’s most active crime syndicates had led him to believe he was immune to legal consequences.

However, he is most well know for his run-away bestseller, Glasgow's Hard Men, which explores the battle between the city's criminals, gangs and godfathers and those responsible for fighting crime. Last week it was revealed that the second highest ranked police officer in Scotland, Iain Livingstone, was also standing down amid reports that the entire senior police executive is set to move aside. Such was his violent lifestyle and the number of enemies accumulated over the years, he frequently wore a stab vest for protection.

After his release, his drug-fuelled violent lifestyle created conflict with the police and rival gangsters. He was handed a five-month jail term for the offence, to run alongside the life sentence he is already serving.

Earlier this month, Craig Gallagher, reputed to be on the opposite side of Carroll and his Daniels clan associates, was hunted down by unknown assailants to a derelict property in Lanarkshire. Last Friday, he was jailed for nine years and 10 months after he admitted charges including importing and supplying drugs and firearms.There was a degree of admiration for the professionalism with which the execution of Gerbil had been carried out,” he said. Products shown, tagged or featured on YouTube by creators are sold by merchants and are subject to merchant's terms and conditions. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. THE ex Glasgow gangster launched his Blink and You’ll Miss It podcast in January and has attracted around 10,000 subscribers - despite appearing without guests on the show. McTaggart’s prominence within this illicit network further heightened the significance of his conviction. As a young man in Glasgow’s underworld, Ian "Blink" MacDonald earned a reputation for fighting and stabbing his enemies.There have been daylight shootings outside two primary schools in Glasgow at times of the day when children were being fetched by their parents. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. However, our officers working with partners, brought him to justice as part of Operation Escalade, which since 2014 has now seen nearly 50 people being convicted and jailed. 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.