Murder thug warned: Stop bad-mouthing crime clan kingpins
Jailbird threatened about Scots pair known as the ‘Pablo Escobar brothers’
THE thug who lured gangland murder victim Gary More to his death was a key figure in a crime clan allegedly run by two brothers wanted by police.
Neil Anderson was closely linked to James and Barry Gillespie, known as the “Pablo Escobar brothers”, as they are believed to head a multimillion pound drug and gun empire.
Anderson’s conviction over Gary More’s death has caused a rift between his associates and those loyal to the pair.
Insiders say Anderson has been told to stop a family member “bad-mouthing” the brothers from Rutherglen, near Glasgow, and cocaine baron Mark Richardson, an alleged Gillespie henchman.
Anderson, 45, of Bothwell, Lanarkshire, was jailed for a minimum of 21 years and nine months at the High Court in Glasgow after being found guilty over the role he played in gym owner More being shot dead.
He lured the victim, 32, out of his house in Airdrie so a gunman could shoot him 11 times on his doorstep in September 2018. Anderson ate chips as his former associate died.
Underworld sources say Anderson was acting on orders of others senior to him within the gang allegedly run by the Gillespies.
A source said: “Anderson is well known in the drug industry. He has been involved in dealing for a long number of years.
“There were times when he had big debts to pay but always managed to get them cleared.
“He wasn’t known for being violent so people were shocked that he would have been involved in something like this.
“His close friends are blaming other people higher up for Gary’s death. They’re unhappy and have let it be known to others, including men in the prison system.
“They have been bad-mouthing Richardson and the Gillespies. Neil got a call telling him to put an end to it or someone would get hurt. But he said he would try but can only do so much.”
Anderson’s co-accused Thomas Guthrie, 25, was jailed for a minimum of 21 years and seven months. He was the getaway driver who took the hitman to More’s home and drove him away.