Glasgow's gangs wreaked havoc on the city in the early 30s when they were at their peak, with the City Council bringing in 'The Gangbuster' to wipe out the problem.
Gang formation in Glasgow is thought to stretch back to the 1880s, but with unemployment on the rise in the early 30s, gang culture was at its peak.
The Protestant Billy Boys clashed with the Roman Catholic Norman Conks in the East End of the city. With up to 800 young men involved in different gangs across Glasgow, police were outnumbered. Percy set about hiring the toughest men he could find, with hardy Highlanders brought down to mix with the gangs. Given basic training and a uniform, and tasked with getting control of the rising tensions.The mission to clean up the streets of Glasgow was underway, but it wasn’t going to be easy. Percy, who was known as ‘The Gangbuster’, also recruited a network of prostitutes and bar staff to spy on gang ring leaders - building a network that was 1,500 people strong.
Jimmy Diehl, the leader of the Parlour Boys, was stabbed in the throat - quickly taken to the Infirmary but dying on arrival. The trial failed to come to a conclusion, with any witnesses too afraid to come forward in fear of backlash. To this day gang wars are not only continuing, but reportedly on the rise. A Sunday Mail investigation found posts from was were thought to be long-dormant gangs such as Glasgow’s Calton Tongs on social media platform TikTok.
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