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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nA FORMER top gangbuster reckons EncroChat was like a passport for hoods looking to do business with underworld kingpins like Scotland\u2019s No1 hood Jamie \u2018Iceman\u2019 Stevenson.<\/p>\n
It comes as we reveal more than a DOZEN of the sinister secret handles some of the country\u2019s worst criminals used to orchestrate their murky plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We can reveal more than DOZEN Encrochat handles used by Scotland\u2019s hoodsCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n
Graeme Pearson, former head of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, says gangsters like Lee Docherty would be drawn to powerful figures at the very top of Scotland\u2019s criminal pyramid.<\/p>\n
And having an EncroChat phone and handle would have opened doors to a narcotics supply network like those run by Stevenson\u2019s gang.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cCriminals get to know of each other\u2019s presence through the grapevine.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd somebody like Stevenson acts like a magnet as they draw people to them to do business.<\/p>\n
(L-R Top) Lee Docherty, Lloyd Cross (L-R Bottom) Paul Bowes, Gerry Carbin and (R) Jamie Stevenson<\/p>\n
(L-R Top) Christopher McKellar, Daniel Gillan (L-R Bottom) Brendan Gillan, Lewis Connor<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd up until its demise, EncroChat operated almost as a passport that gave you credibility that you\u2019d bought into a system that\u2019s only available to top notchers.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the fact that you have EncroChat is your sort of pass to get into the company.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s what made Stevenson so very central to what goes on in Scotland for a period of time before he\u2019s arrested. And will probably continue even in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\tThe EncroChat Handles:\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Jamie \u2018Iceman\u2019 Stevenson \u2013<\/strong> BigTastey and Elusiveale<\/p>\n Lloyd Cross \u2013<\/strong> ShaggyGoat<\/p>\n David Bilsland \u2013<\/strong> TrendyMutant<\/p>\n Paul Bowes \u2013<\/strong> HollowButter and SilverJaguar<\/p>\n Gerry Carbin \u2013<\/strong> LucidFudge and Specialsmith<\/p>\n Lewis Connor \u2013<\/strong> LivingSilver<\/p>\n Lee Docherty \u2013<\/strong> Renegadeball or Goldenshark<\/p>\n Ian Millar \u2013<\/strong> SarcasticFlamingo<\/p>\n Brendan Gillan \u2013<\/strong> Unrealegg<\/p>\n Daniel Gillan \u2013<\/strong> WarmHail<\/p>\n Christopher McKellar \u2013<\/strong> Mrrr-celtic<\/p>\n John Gurie \u2013<\/strong> SurrealKey and AquaticRing<\/p>\n He went on to hail the crime fighters who have capitalised on the vast hail of evidence gathered in the sting that brought down hoods all over Europe.<\/p>\n But also noted the challenges facing Scotland\u2019s jails where hundreds of crime clan hoods are caged amid the country\u2019s ongoing gang wars.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cThe first point is that EncroChat has been an absolute goldmine for law enforcement<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a gift and the ability of those who deal with the analysis of intelligence, they\u2019re the ones who have been absolutely foremost in bringing all this to pass \u2013 and that\u2019s been a great thing.<\/p>\n \u201cThe other thing that always comes to my mind too is that with the outcomes from EncroChat it\u2019s put a huge pressure on the system.<\/p>\n \u201cThe police got the dividends out of it, but then passed it on to the courts \u2013 particularly the High Court.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd thereafter, the ones who bear the brunt of all this are the Scottish Prison Service and the prison service internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, we can reveal how Jamie \u2018Iceman\u2019 Stevenson used EncroChat to order a lackey to carry-out firebombings on a beauty salon linked to an underworld rival.<\/p>\n The gangland Mr Big used the handle BigTastey when giving instructions for the attack to Lewis Connor, 28 \u2014 known as LivingSilver on the encrypted phone network.<\/p>\n Connor set ablaze CeCe\u2019s\u00a0salon in Hamilton, which was run by the partner of a man who cannot be named for legal reasons.<\/p>\n Encro texts showed Connor was told to carry out the hit by Stevenson in May 2020.<\/p>\n Connor, of Barrhead, Renfrewshire, was caged for three years in July 2024\u00a0 for the arson attack in Hamilton and another near Falkirk.<\/p>\n The thug is also linked through a mutual associate to gang turf war instigator Ross \u2018Miami\u2019 McGill, 31<\/p>\n Jamie \u2018Iceman\u2019 Stevenson used EncroChat to order a lackey to firebomb a salon linked to a rivalCredit: Pressteam Scotland Ltd<\/p>\n Former top cop Graeme Pearson says EncrcoChat was like a passport for hoodsCredit: John Gunion \u2013 The Sun Glasgow<\/p>\n Former Union Bears chief McGill, 31, launched a revenge mission earlier this year on associates of Mark Richardson who he blames for a cocaine rip-off involving fake cash.<\/p>\n McGill fled Scotland in 2022 for Spain then Dubai when facing a court case linked to the Encrochat sting.<\/p>\n He was nicked in the UAE last month but authorities here say they have no information about his arrests or whether he has since been released.<\/p>\n His current whereabouts remains unclear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A FORMER top gangbuster reckons EncroChat was like a passport for hoods looking to do business with 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