A thug who lured Airdrie gym owner Gary More to his death on his own doorstep was charged with conspiring to murder one of Scotland's most notorious gangland victims.
Neil Anderson was accused of hatching a £100,000 plot to kill feared Daniel crime clan henchman Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll.
Prosecutors claimed the 45-year-old and his associate Graham Clarke planned to murder Carroll between 2009 and 2010.
It was alleged they wanted to kill Carroll after police told Clarke there was a credible threat on his life.
Carroll headed the so-called 'Alien Abduction Gang,' which kidnapped and robbed rival drug dealers.
He was shot dead outside Asda in Glasgow’s Robroyston in January 2010 by Lyons crime clan hitman William Paterson, who was sentenced to life for the murder. Charges against Anderson and Clarke were dropped.
Earlier this month, Anderson was locked up for a minimum of 21 years and nine months for Mr More's murder.
He lured the gym boss from his house in Airdrie, allowing a still unidentified gunman to shoot him 11 times, in September 2018.
Thomas Guthrie, the getaway driver, was sentenced to a minimum of 21 years and seven months..
During the trial, Anderson was also accused of dealing cocaine with his brother David but the charge was dropped. Anderson has been linked to a drug gang allegedly run by James and Barry Gillespie, siblings who are being hunted by police.
A source said: “Cops across the UK had known for years how important Anderson was to the organised crime gangs he worked with. He managed to evade capture for years but his crimes caught up with him in the end.
“Police are delighted to finally have got someone as important as him off the streets for such a long period of time.”
Police are still trying to track down the gunman responsible for Gary’s death.
Anyone with information should call 101 and quote incident number 3626 of Thursday, September 6, 2018.
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