The list of crimes included the "merciless" torture of a man over an unpaid cocaine debt and a huge arsenal of weapons found hidden in a car. Scots cops issue warning after IPTV 'firestick' seller's house raided. The 41-year-old, of Glasgow's Dennistoun, was one of eight mob members caged for a total of 87 years in January 2018 for serious organised crime. An earlier hearing in Glasgow heard the police operation was focused on Hough and his associates. The 40 year-old was held after a raid at a drugs factory in Duntocher, West Dunbartonshire. Firearms, including revolvers and shotguns, ammunition and grenades were also recovered. Stuart George played a vital role in the crime which started during the first lockdown. The following week officers discovered several sets of car keys, including one labelled "Annie", in an industrial unit on Croftside Avenue in the Croftfoot area of south Glasgow. B Ernest Barrie G Glasgow ice cream wars L Linwood bank robbery M Thomas McAnea S Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency . The Provanmill was host to only the hardest of the hard in Glasgow, as the pub was known to be the hub of Thompsons criminal empire - where he directed his crime family across Glasgow over pints from the humble smoke-filled pub for over 30 years. Consumer champion Which? Find clues for organised criminal group or most any crossword answer or clues for crossword answers. Glasgow Garden Festival 1988: 30 photos of the Glasgow Garden . Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter. "What they are now doing is taking a lot of their criminal base overseas to try to evade law enforcement. "They used commercial and industrial premises and vehicles as well as some residential home addresses to store drugs, adulterants, firearms and money. The swoop on the street valium factory was part of Police Scotland's Operation Gadget. Glasgow is no stranger to gangland violence - having gangs in the forms of young teams patrolling the streets or more nefarious organised crime families moving vast amounts of illicit goods through the city - and there was no bigger concentration of gang members than in some certain pubs around the city. Organised crime gang jailed for 87 years - BBC News The court heard Hough was involved in the "business and marketing side" of the drugs lab with trusted lieutenant Hugh McHugh, 43, having a "hands on role". Prosecutor Bill McVicar said George had the username "Whiteradio". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Scots cocaine kingpin jailed over lockdown drug trafficking operation The study found that 18 per cent of residents in Edinburgh are convinced they've had a legitimate UFO sighting. The syndicates of Arthur Thompson or Thomas McGraw are prime examples of Glasgow crime clans. . Hough was sentenced to six years in prison at the High Court in Paisley. Organized Crime" im Stadtviertel Chelsea in New York am Dienstag, den 10. Click the answer to find similar crossword clues . Kavanagh was jailed in July 2019 for seven years after he admitted stabbing a police informer in Paisley for passing on information about Pickett. The Bolivian leg of the Andean drug trade was estimated to be worth 12.8 percent of the country's GDP by 1988. Richardson was jailed for 10 years in 2010 after a major operation led to the seizure of 2m of cocaine and heroin. Paterson fled to Spain ten days after the brazen assassination, but later agreed to return to the UK to face justice. "But they should be aware that, working with our international partners, we now have a global reach. Narco-Political Corruption: Damaging Democracy While Reducing Violence? But there's more to the story. The officers gave chase and he was eventually rugby-tackled to the ground. He was implicated in the murder of Bradley Welsh this year. The detective said: "On a random stop there would have been next to no chance of finding it.". Two of O'Hare's associates were also held as police seized 500,000 of heroin and cocaine. Video, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, Richardson was jailed for 10 years in 2010, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies, Four dead after suspected pigeon racer dispute, Adidas sued by investors over Kanye West deal, UK chip giant Arm files for blockbuster share sale, Suspected IS chief killed in Syria, Turkey says, Pope urges Hungarians to 'open doors' to migrants. "We had a key fob on a key that said 'Annie' and we were in Anniesland. Judge Lady Scott told O'Hare: "It is clear from the offences and the evidence you had a leading role in this operation on the ground. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. We share live crime news and exclusive court stories as well as features and columns on historical cases, keeping our readers informed and updated across the country. Det Ch Supt McLean said: "We had intelligence that they had a high degree of capability and when we were deploying techniques against them we were not seeing the results we expected to see. Lol.". We told how the mob were nailed in February over the slaying - sparked by an alleged feud over money and claims Reilly had assaulted a pal and bedded a girl close to Eadie. There the gang rented space under a false name and paid the monthly 500 fee upfront and in cash. As organized crime emerged as a national concern in the 1950s, the Phoenix Division joined the fight against the mob. Man plunges from flat window in Edinburgh as residents watch on in horror. Transnational Crime, Justice & Security MSc - University of Glasgow A man has been jailed after a major police operation cracked a drugs and gun gang in the west of Scotland. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line. Vile thugs fight with hammers and axes as violent chaos descends on cemetery. Celtic trump Rangers aftermath LIVE as Ange nears Treble and Beale begins mammoth Ibrox rebuild. SOLDIER turned gangland thug Fitzy was caged for 10 years in January 2018 for his role in a 200million drugs supergang. Barry O'Neill, 37, was the final member of the gang to enter a guilty plea. Insurance company LV say there has been a 60% rise in the number of personal injury claims in Scotland over the course of the last year. Is climate change killing Australian wine? The first recovery took place at around 10am on Friday, February 4, when officers from Greater Glasgow's Serious and Organised Crime Disruption Unit stopped a Volkswagen Scirocco on Wallace. The convicted cocaine dealer - who was brought back from Spain to face justice - was also given a three year Serious Crime Prevention Order. The downfall of Scotland's most sophisticated crime gang was triggered by a surveillance operation on a Toyota Yaris. Kenny Reilly gangland killers told to "rot in hell" by grieving sister after Hampden banner stunt. O'Hare was held at his home in Stepps, North Lanarkshire. Back in Scotland the gang invested heavily in cutting edge US anti-surveillance equipment, which enabled them to do technical sweeps of their cars and premises.