Gangland Glasgow: True Crime from the Streets

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Rumours has it that McGraw knew more about the killings than he was letting on and some blamed him for their deaths.

In March 2004 in Edinburgh three appeal judges finally quashed the convictions - following a 20-year campaign by both men - after hearing new evidence. However, in 1978 while fleeing a robbery scene he crashed into a police barricade overturning his car and almost killed an officer. The battle for Glasgow's underworld is being further complicated by the arrival of a new clan of Triad gangsters attempting to take over the drug trade. Earlier this year, pitched battles broke out in Chinese restaurants between the Wo Sing Wo Triad and their rivals, the Tai Huen Chair or Big Circle Gang.Rosemary Robinson, defending, said: "He is serving a lengthy sentence which restricts the options available to the court." The gang were reputed to employ military precision in planning their raids, in the main evading capture. When Carroll grew up and graduated into crime and as a top lieutenant in the Daniels gang he ran a team of thugs who staged 'alien abductions' of rival dealers, many of whom worked for the Lyons. They were so called because victims, usually found wandering in a state of semi-undress, would claim they could not remember anything afterwards. Gerbil was, by most accounts, a maniac. And incorrigible. Not a great combination. Gallacher, who was a policeman for 25 years, is not surprised at reports of government intervention. “What troubles me about this latest round of incidents is the brazen aspect about them. They are happening in daylight and in built-up areas where children and families are present.” And in April 2003, McGraw's enforcer Billy McPhee, 38, was stabbed to death in a pub in Baillieston.

Heartbroken girlfriend pays tribute to 'love of life' after Scots woman killed in Christmas Eve M8 crash However, for the more unscrupulous they also provided a means for selling stolen goods and even drugs like heroin. A saying, a war cry, a slogan that at one point seemed to appear on walls in every corner of the city. Over the years it has become universally linked to the city of Glasgow and the gangs that have lurked within. Read More Related Articles At an early age he became involved in petty crime and was in and out of young offenders institutions during his teenage yearsWe all came up here with good intentions, thinking we’re giving our children a better chance, we’re moving out of the city itself. A: Edinburgh gangland figure George “Dode” Baigrie, a former boxer, is an ally of the Lyons family.

In 2011 Police praised a community initiative to reduce violence. They hadn't just chipped away at the problem, they had smashed the structure completely with an almost instant 78% drop in murder and serious assault. McGraw had grasped a long time ago that while he earned his loot illegally, it was smart to invest in a legal business. McGraw was laid to rest the following month and around 300 mourners gathered at Daldowie Crematorium, near Glasgow. Prison officers carried out a random search and discovered the device stashed inside a hidden compartment of a box. We would be keen to speak to anyone who may have seen or heard any activity in the area or who may have dashcam or private CCTV footage. We would also be keen to speak to anyone who may have seen the white Vauxhall Astra or may have information about its movements before it was found on fire."For years The Calton Tongs, the original Tongs, were one of the most feared and infamous to come out of the city- so much so that when they finally appeared to have met their demise in 2011, after running a reign of terror throughout the east end for generations, Police Scotland felt necessary to mark the occasion by issuing a press release celebrating the death of the young team dubbed “Scotland’s most violent gang”. James McLean was closely associated with former gangland enforcer Paul Ferris (pictured) (Image: PA) Read More Related Articles

In the early 1970s the couple moved down to London to escape the attentions of the police where they both found work on the buses and in factories.Cumlin was already serving eight years for trying to kill another man, slashing an innocent teenage girl and also leaving a boy scarred for life. Redmond was gunned down outside Glasgow's Waldorf Bar by a hitman thought to have come over from Belfast. McLean grew up in the Springburn, Glasgow. He claimed he learned to drive stolen cars aged seven, before graduating to ram-raid thefts.