Glasgow ice cream wars
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title:
Glasgow ice cream wars
text:
The ice cream wars were turf wars in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1980s between rival criminal organisations selling drugs and stolen goods from ice cream vans. Van operators were involved in frequent violence and intimidation tactics, the most notable example of which involved a driver and his family who were killed in an arson attack that resulted in a twenty-year court battle. The conflicts generated widespread public outrage, and earned the Strathclyde Police the nickname of "Se
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1980s turf war between rival gangs
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_ice_cream_wars
date created:
2006-11-08T12:46:03Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T21:16:30Z
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