Since then, there have been sporadic outbursts of warfare including the notorious ice-cream wars of the 80s. It was yet another grisly chapter in the battle for power between the Lyons and the Daniels, and shootings, firebombs, and hit-and-runs have all featured over the years.

Notman and Goldfarb, 39, admitted trying to extort money from the mother on 5 December 2022 by informing her that her son owed money to people in Glasgow.Deputy Crown Agent Kenny Donnelly underlined the integral role McTaggart played within the money laundering operation.

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. I would now like to appeal directly to the local communities in the southern areas of The Netherlands, Barcelona, the south coast of Spain and the Balearic Islands to look at these images and get in touch if you have seen him or know where he is. 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.They’ve been shared around a pool of officers, many of whom will have had no previous connection to the informant. Father-of-two Mr Fleeman died at the scene after Lyons rammed his van, causing it to leave the road and overturn. These activities were part of Police Scotland’s ongoing intelligence initiative, dubbed Operation Escalade, which aims to dismantle high-ranking organized crime groups across the nation. 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. This book traces the history of the city's gangland violence from the bloody turf wars, extortion and religious battles to the rise in drug dealing today.

Between May and October 2019, he was observed by surveillance officers on 21 occasions, discreetly carrying bags of money to various locations linked to the criminal organization.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. At the High Court in Glasgow, Mullen, 35, of Paisley, was sentenced to seven years and six months in jail. And while surveillance techniques have increased in technical efficiency, so also have the crime clans’ ability to combat them. The organisation was being targeted as part of Police Scotland's Operation Escalade, a long-running intelligence operation into the country's highest-ranking organised crime groups. The court was told that Notman had suffered a heart attack in prison while he was being held on remand and had been receiving treatment at Perth Royal Infirmary.