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Organised crime

Organised crime is run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, usually to create a profit.

Scots cops warn criminals on run there's 'nowhere to hide' as international hunt for fugitive Derek Ferguson ramped up
Police Scotland
Derek McGraw Ferguson is wanted in connection with the murder of Thomas Cameron in 2007.
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Pimp running Scots brothels conned taxman out of £10k
Courts
Brazen crook Eduard Stanciu was claiming dodgy tax rebates for his business while living off the earnings of prostitutes.
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Fugitive Scots mobster 'The Don' jailed after being captured in Brazilian bolthole
Courts
Supergang boss James White was wanted over his dealings with the 'sophisticated' crime group which involved drugs, firearms, serious violence and dirty money.
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Violent crime family's reign of terror haunted their home city for years following deaths
Drugs Crime
The notorious Noonan family held a fearsome grip on the local underworld for almost two decades as they went from security work, to armed robbery, to selling drugs.
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Renfrew drug ring leader and accomplices jailed for cross-border smuggling operation
Drugs Crime
Craig Dineen and his gang were responsible for millions of pounds worth of illicit substances being sold in the west of Scotland.
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Teachers in Scots schools given guides on how to spot if kids are being exploited by gangsters
Organised crime
The Scottish Government has said there are 101 known organised crime operations in the country.
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Cops probing crime gang selling sick movies of monkey torture arrest woman in Scotland
Organised crime
The 37-year-old was detained over videos of animal abuse filmed in Asia.
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People on Universal Credit could see claim investigated as part of new DWP fraud plan
Universal Credit
DWP is recruiting 1,000 new agents to review existing Universal Credit claims for errors.
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Ex-lawyer and confidant of notorious Scots underworld figures releases tell all book
Organised crime
James McIntyre has been described as the real-life Tom Hagen, the fictional 'consigliere' or adviser to the Corleone mafia family in The Godfather movies.
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Mum exposed as £1m drug gang accountant has jewellery and property seized
Organised crime
Faye Dunn was jailed last year as part of an international sting catching users of encrypted chat app EncroChat.
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UK bank issues stark £570 warning to anyone shopping for clothes and games
Social media
Lloyds Bank has dubbed social media as the "Wild Wild west" of online shopping as scams cost shoppers millions of pounds.
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Hunt for gangland yobs who rammed car into home of Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel ends without arrests
Organised crime
The former hood's Bishopbriggs home was left badly damaged after a motor ploughed into the front porch before catching fire in November last year.
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Scots prisoners have mobiles taken away as jail chiefs move to install in-cell landlines
Scottish Prison Service
Controversial taxpayer-funded mobile phones for prisons are being “phased out” after thousands abused the £4million scheme set up during Covid.
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Trucking boss living double life as drugs baron spent £70k on holidays in three years
Drugs Crime
Thomas Maher bought expensive cars and jewellery, while claiming to only work as the boss of a trucking firm.
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Jailed EncroChat gangster ordered to hand over Rolexes, Dubai gold, house and cars
Organised crime
A judge has also ordered kingpin Thomas Maher to pay back £629,159.15 in cash as well as giving up lorries, jewellery, artwork and gold ingots.
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Teen shot in arm and leg and family covered in glass during targeted attack
Police
Police say they are doing all they can to find the gunmen responsible for the carnage.
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Dad brandishing hoover pipe charged into street brawl with machete-wielding rival gang
Courts
Dawen Dilshad burst into a brawl with the cleaning implement while his pals were armed with machetes, bats and knives.
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'Laughing' killer who plunged sword into back of gang rival faces life in prison
Knife crime
Javell Morgan was stabbed to death last summer in Moss Side when two rival gangs clashed after a Caribbean Carnival.
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Tributes paid to 'darling' young mum found dead alongside partner
Organised crime
A man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with the deaths in Huddersfield.
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Police discover three guns wrapped in black bin bags buried next to tree
Gun crime
Officers discovered the firearms after intelligence led them to a footpath in a residential area.
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'Ringleader' of crime group jailed was a former 'trusted lieutenant' in international drug ring
Organised crime
William Marsh, 36, was described at Liverpool Crown Court as the 'ringleader' of a new criminal network.
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Scots uni student who laundered almost £85k for Chinese 'Mr Big' crime lord is jailed
Courts
During police surveillance, Stirling University student Xiaotong Huang, 28, was seen with a bag stuffed full with cash but later claimed that it only contained homemade dumplings.
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'Most dangerous areas' map reveals crime hot spots including near King Charles' residence
Organised crime
'Most dangerous areas' map reveals crime hot spots including near King's home
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Scots cocaine kingpin jailed over lockdown drug trafficking operation after factory raid
Drugs Crime
Stuart George's role in the gang was described as "courier/driver and was involved in transporting £1.2m of cocaine.
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