Lyons "gang member's" charges in full as he remains behind bars and boss awaits extradition

Scotland's notorious Lyons gang has been hit by a series of crucial blows over the last few weeks - with a number of alleged key figures arrested.

Boss Steven Lyons and his wife Amanda, 38, were detained overseas, while 10 men accused of being part of the gang were taken into custody in Scotland.

Of the 10 arrested in Scotland, following raids in Glasgow, Bellshill, Cumbernauld, Gartcosh, Caldercruix, Coatbridge and East Whitburn, nine have appeared in court.

Eight of them - Liam Boyle, Colin Greechan, Michael McKenna, Craig McQuiggan, Ross Cameron, John McMenemy, Paul Reid and Peter Hetherington - were released on bail.

The only one of the 10 Scottish arrests to be remanded in custody was Scott Lawlor, of Erskine, Renfrewshire.

He and Hetherington appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court, while the other seven appeared at Airdrie Sheriff Court.

Lawlor is charged with conspiracy to have Raymond Anderson Junior, the son of convicted gangland hitman Raymond Anderson, seriously injured in a gun attack.

In a Scotlight exclusive, here we take a look at the charges he faces in full:

1) on and between 29 March 2020 and 7 May 2020, both dates inclusive at addresses in Glasgow and elsewhere meantime to the prosecutor unknown you Scott Lawlor did conspire with another encrochat user with the encrochat handle 'morbidsquid', to seriously assault a person whose identity is meantime to the Prosecutor unknown but is referred to as 'Chunk', whose whereabouts is meantime to the Prosecutor unknown, and in pursuance of said conspiracy, you did (i) carry out surveillance of Chunk' and did monitor his movements; (ii) attend his home address, meantime to the Prosecutor unknown; (iii) instruct encrochat user with the encrochat handle 'lawlesshound' to carry out surveillance on your behalf; (iv) communicate with encrochat user with encrochat handle 'morbidsquid' ; to source and acquire firearms to be used in commission of the assault; (v) source motor vehicles to be used in the commission of the assault; (vi) agree upon a financial sum to be paid to you for the commission of the assault; and (vii) arrange for a motor vehicle used by you to be professionally cleaned to remove your fingerprints to avoid detection from law enforcement

and it will be proved in terms of Section 29 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 that the aforesaid offence was aggravated by a connection with serious organised crime

2) on and between 30th March 2020 and 7th May 2020, both dates inclusive at an address in Glasgow and elsewhere meantime to the Prosecutor unknown you Scott Lawlor, did conspire with another encrochat user with the encrochat handle 'Morbidsquid', to commit a serious assault, and severely injure Raymind Anderson Jnrc/o the Police Service of Scotland, and in pursuance of said conspiracy, you did (i) discuss and agree the manner in which Raymond Anderson would be assaulted; (ii) conduct surveillance on his whereabouts and attempt to locate him; (iii) arrange with morbidsquid to source and obtain firearms; and (iv) source motor vehicles for use in commission of said assault

and it will be proved in terms of Section 29 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 that the aforesaid offence was aggravated by a connection with serious organised crime

3) on 11 April 2020 at New Sneddon Street, Paisley you Scott Lawlor did assault another encrochat user with the encrochat handle Stronbow, whose whereabouts is meantime to the Prosecutor unknown and did meet with him under false pretences with the intention of assaulting him and did while masked, punch him on the head to his injury

and it will be proved in terms of Section 29 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 that the aforesaid offence was aggravated by a connection with serious organised crime

4) on and between 10 October 2019 and 25 May 2020, both dates inclusive at addresses in Glasgow and Paisley, and elsewhere meantime to the Prosecutor unknown you Scott Lawlor were involved in serious organised crime and did agree with an encro-handle known to the Prosecutor as 'Morbidsquid' and others meantime unknown to the prosecutor, to do something you knew or suspected or ought reasonably to have known or suspected would enable or further the commission of serious organised crime, in that you did (i) utilise encrypted electronic communications platform EncroChat; (ii) source, supply and adulterate a quantity of controlled drugs namely, Cocaine and Diamorphine, both Class A drugs in terms of Part I of Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and Cannabis, Methlenedioxymethylamphetamine and Ketamine, all Class B drugs in terms of Part II of Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act; (iii) collect, transport, conceal and distribute a quantity of controlled drugs namely Cocaine and Diamorphine, both class A drugs in terms of Part I of Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and Cannabis and Methlenedioxymethylamphetamine and Ketamine all Class B drugs in terms of Part II of Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act; (iv) acquire, use, possess and transport criminal property, namely money which represented the proceeds of crime; (v) exchange messages and images relating to the procurement and possession of firearms and ammunition; and (vi) exchange messages pertaining to the commission of acts of violence and threats of violence against Raymond Anderson Jnr c/o Police Service of Scotland, and a person meantime to the Prosecutor unknown but referred to as ‘Chunk’ whose whereabouts are unknown CONTRARY to Section 28(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010

Lawlor has made no plea to the charges during his two court hearings, which have both taken place in private.

He was represented by defence solicitor Terry Gallanagh, a partner in law firm McCusker, McElroy and Gallanagh, during his second hearing, where he was fully committed for trial.

Raymond Anderson Junior is the son of Raymond Anderson, who is serving a life sentence over the 2006 Applerow Motors attack on the Lyons family.

Anderson and accomplice James McDonald stormed the MOT station dressed in trench coats and old man masks and opened fire.

They killed 21-year-old Michael Lyons and injured Steven and long time family associate Robert Pickett.

Steven fled Scotland after the shooting and was arrested in Bali last month, before being deported to Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.

He is now awaiting a court hearing to decide if he can be extradited to Spain to be prosecuted over organised crime offences.

He was detained on an Interpol Red Notice when he touched down in Indonesia, and was arrested on the same day Amanda was cuffed in Dubai.

A ruling on his extradition is expected in June. Following his arrest, Spanish police said they had "dismantled" the Lyons gang.

Steven's younger brother, Eddie Lyons Junior, and Lyons lieutenant Ross Monaghan were executed in Fuengirola, Spain, last year.