European warrants out in bid to snare crime gang

EUROPEAN Arrest Warrants have been issued for five men as part of investigations into one of Scotland’s top-tier organised crime groups.

Police Scotland is now appealing for information on the whereabouts of James Gillespie, 45, Barry Gillespie, above left, 41, James White, 41, Christopher Hughes, above right, 30, and Jordan Owen, 24.

All five men are wanted by detectives from Operation Escalade, the investigation into one of the country’s top-tier serious organised crime groups.

The men are known to travel extensively but their current whereabouts are unknown.