Detective Chief Superintendent Stuart Houston of Police Scotland said: "Stevenson is a dangerous individual who is responsible for a catalogue of serious crimes. The 56-year-old is wanted in connection with a one-tonne cocaine haul uncovered within a cargo of bananas at the Port of Dover in September 2020.

Karen Maxwell, 31. Carbin's partner. She too was charged as part of Folkore before walking free. She is the daughter of Glasgow criminal Robert Maxwell who is serving his third major drug-dealing sentence. I've got a wee dog and we sit together and have Christmas dinner. I can get sentimental, especially at Hogmanay, but can still make phone calls." However, a deal with the Crown Office allowed him to admit money-laundering in exchange for his wife’s freedom and the drugs charges being dropped. These arrests demonstrate our unceasing commitment to pursue and arrest those suspected of criminality in Scotland, regardless of their location in the world."

'DANGEROUS INDIVIDUAL'

Gerry Carbin Jnr, 28. Stevenson's stepson is serving five years after being snared in Operation Folklore, the biggest offensive against organised crime in Scotland.

NCA regional head of investigation for Scotland Gerry McLean said: “Stevenson is one of Scotland’s most wanted fugitives. The claims about the gangster trying to spare his wife's embarrassment came at the latest council hearing into the licences. Agreeing with another man, who is now a prisoner in Barlinnie, to do something he knew or suspected would further the commission of serious organised crime - at a property and van in East Kilbride between March and April 2020. This was allegedly carried out by using encrypted communication devices and concealed hides in vehicles. He also allegedly arranged for the collection, adulteration and onward supply of cocaine.Loyalties change over time and we urge anyone with information about these men to help us find them.” The Iceman:The Rise And Fall Of A Crime Lord by Jim Wilson and Russell Findlay delivers a searing insight into organised crime in modern Scotland - and the man who ruled it. Stevenson's underworld reign ended last year when he was jailed for 13 years for laundering a million pounds of his dirty fortune.

My son was also given the choice and he decided to stay. He's now 22 and I last saw him as a teenager. Stevenson left his modest flat in Burnside unattended while he joined 50,000 other Celtic fans in Seville to see the Hoops take on FC Porto in the UEFA Cup final. The youngest brother Paul was about to come out of jail after doing his time for murder and he would be looking for a piece of the action. And after hearing Mr McDonald's claims, Inspector John Galbraith, from Strathclyde Police's licensing section, said: "The suggestion James Stevenson is willing to serve a prison sentence to save his wife's embarrassment is ridiculous."

I know that it was when Wimbledon was on. The police know about it - they'll tell you. He had to go to hospital - it was a private hospital. Important police informants such as McDowall come under the remit of the Scottish Witness Liaison Unit (SWLU).