Gangsters in a West Lothian jail are battling to become top man after the death of- hitman Andrew Gallacher.
The convicts are vying for control of the lucrative drug trade inside the prison after Gallacher was found dead in his cell at Addiewell prison recently.
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The Scottish Sun report that Gallacher had ruled the jail and controlled the contraband running into the prison.
A jail source said: “Dumbo’s death has left a power vacuum there.
“He had the run of the place — and there are plenty of guys inside who want to take over from him.
“Despite being banged up he was still a main player. Dumbo just did whatever he wanted and he was also involved in a lot of the contraband at Addiewell. ”
Andrew Gallacher was believed to have been part of the Lyons crime family and was inside serving time for a murder plot.
Gallacher was jailed for a string of offences, including the savage attack the left Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel horrifically scarred.
Daniel was chased throughout the streets of Glasgow by Gallacher and other thugs in a high-speed car chase before being cornered in May 2017, and brutally set upon.
His Skoda Octavia motor was rammed off the road before he was carved up by machete-wielding thugs.
Gallacher and five other criminals from the Lyons mob were found guilty of a series of horrific kill attempts and given a total of 104 year in jail in May 2019.
The unexplained death comes just months after Gallacher was said to have been attacked at the jail by other prisoners.
Edinburgh Live reported recently on Police Scotland's fears for gangland violence at Gallacher's funeral.
