Aiden McLaughlin, 20, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday charged with wilful fireraising on Wellington Road, Bishopbriggs.
Emergency services at the scene following the fire at the factory on Wellington Road in Bishopbriggs (Image: Tony NIcoletti/Reach PLC)
Two men have appeared in court after being arrested by police probing an ongoing gang war. Aiden McLaughlin, 20, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday charged with wilful fireraising on Wellington Road, Bishopbriggs on Tuesday, April 8.
He made no plea and was remanded in custody to appear again within the next eight days. As we previously reported, the Glasgow factory on Wellington Road, linked to the Daniel crime family, was allegedly firebombed.
Legal papers showed Daniel crime associate Craig ‘Rob Roy’ Gallagher listed as a director of a firm at the Carpet and Flooring unit which went up in flames.
Dean Scott, 32, also appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court today facing a charge of threatening or abusive behaviour following an incident which took place at Castlebay Street in Glasgow on April 16.
He made no plea and was remanded in custody and will appear again in court within the next eight days.
The Carpets and Flooring firm was linked to the Daniel clan(Image: Tony NIcoletti/Reach PLC)
A total of 24 people have now been arrested as police try to tackle the growing gangland turf war which started in Edinburgh and spread to Glasgow.
Local officers are continuing to reassure the public with intelligence-led patrols to disrupt the activities of criminals in our communities.
Detective Chief Superintendent David Ferry said: “The high number of arrests made during this investigation highlights the ongoing work that officers have been doing to target those responsible for these attacks.
“While the number of incidents has decreased since we started this investigation I want to make it clear that we will not stop until we bring those responsible for this criminality to justice.
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The arrests are said to be linked to the turf war spreading from Edinburgh to Glasgow with cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson among the key players.
Sources say trouble flared between the rival factions after hoods linked to the caged mobster were accused of stealing a stash of cocaine worth £500,000 linked to a Mr Big.
It’s understood the Glasgow mob boss, now based in Dubai, launched a new crime syndicate and began to flood Scotland with imported gear.