{"id":24559,"date":"2023-01-28T08:44:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T13:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=24559"},"modified":"2023-01-28T08:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T13:44:30","slug":"fugitive-gillespie-brothers-may-have-been-killed-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/01\/28\/fugitive-gillespie-brothers-may-have-been-killed-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Fugitive Gillespie brothers may have been killed in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Detectives have confirmed for the first time that two of Scotland’s most wanted men may have been killed while on the run in Brazil.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Speculation about the fate of James and Barry Gillespie, who previously featured in Crimestoppers appeals, was first reported last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But Police Scotland have now revealed the brothers’ families have been briefed about their concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Detectives believe they may have died up to four years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Gillespies, originally from Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, are long-time targets of the force’s Operation Escalade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Since 2014 it has seen 42 people convicted for organised crime offences which include involvement in drugs, firearms offences and money laundering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The investigation has been global in its scale and has led to the arrest of eight fugitives linked to the group’s activities in Scotland on international warrants in Europe and South America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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