Supergang boss James White was wanted over his dealings with the 'sophisticated' crime group which involved drugs, firearms, serious violence and dirty money.
A supergang boss nicknamed 'The Don' who fled to Brazil to try and dodge justice is behind bars. James White was a senior member of the mob branded the "most sophisticated" in Scotland for their dealings in drugs, firearms, serious violence and dirty money.
Amid a large-scale manhunt, White was eventually found again by armed police in his Brazilian bolthole months later using the name Vincent McCall. It led to White appearing via video link from prison for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday. "He was in regular, direct communication with the Gillespie brothers and other high-ranking members." One of White's chief roles was running the "drugs operation".
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White helped track him down before other gang members held him captive and tortured him for days. He was eventually shot in the knees three times before shoved down a hill in a rural part of East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, where locals found him. White appeared to confirm in encrypted messages they had vanished a year earlier. Mr McKenzie: "White elevated himself to the head of the organised crime group."
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