Crackdown on Crack dealers
The changing face of gangland crime - Scotsman.com News
THEY were Glasgow's hard men, feared and reviled by everyone they met and living up to their reputations as Scotland's most dangerous criminals. Each had a nickname as sharp as the blades they used: the Godfather, the Licensee, the Torturer.
Oh no, not another story about Speaker Martin, .... no of course it isn't...
The authorities estimate there are 400 organised crime bosses in Britain, with an amassed criminal wealth of about £440 million.
A million quid each? Not much of a "don"; a big house in Essex, a couple of flash cars and diamanté collars for the dobermans and there is not enough to bling up the bird. Sound like someone is talking up your small time tealeaf to make their job seem more important...
As part of a crackdown, Kenny MacAskill, the justice secretary, has proposed new offences of directing or being involved in organised crime.
The planned new laws were endorsed recently at the second meeting of the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce, which brings together organisations such as the Crown Office, the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, the SCDEA, the Serious Organised Crime Agency, HM Revenue and Customs and the Scottish Prison Service.
The government is also planning to add new offences indicating a criminal lifestyle to the Proceeds of Crime Act,
