In their action, Scottish ministers alleged that Stirton and Anderson held property which had been obtained through involvement in the illegal drugs trade, extortion of money from a taxi firm and money laundering activities.
Judge Lady Stacey ruled that three houses held by Stirton and Anderson, and other assets, valued at £922,000, were obtained through crime.
In her opinion, the judge said: “I have found that Mr Stirton was present when controlled drugs and a hand gun were imported into Dover from Calais in 1997.
“Mr Stirton and Mr Anderson were found to have a large amount of cash in a car on the M74 in 2000, in circumstances from which I infer that they were involved in some capacity in the supplying of controlled drugs or other contraband or the laundering of cash.”
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