Criminal Record has brought together a round-up of today's biggest crime stories.

Mario Rea was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow after working on the streets for the imprisoned Robert "Birdman" O'Hara.

Six people were arrested in connection with a range of different offences on the first day of TRNSMT 2026.

The victim needed 18 stitches in stab wounds to his hands, Airdrie Sheriff Court was told this week.

The dad thrashed out more than 2,000 drug deals before his secret identity was rumbled when he gave his phone number to a police officer.

Victor Kihu was part of a gang known as Harlem who operated in cities across Scotland.

The huge haul was hidden in two shipping containers and travelled from Canada to Southampton Port

Airdrie Sheriff Court heard that Carlos Akelis, 23, couldn't keep his eyes open when police detained him for a search.

In more recent months, Douglas Daniel, brother of family kingpin Jamie, was jailed alongside his wife Barbra for the evil treatment of children in their care.

Michael Sutherland used illicit mobile phones to direct drug trafficking and discuss arranging a violent attack while serving a prison sentence for his role in the assault of Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel's mother-in-law.

The Record can reveal family members of the 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have murky criminal pasts.

The details of the surge in near-fatal overdose incidents have been brought forward ahead of a meeting of Argyll and Bute Council’s Helensburgh and Lomond area committee.

The criminal trio had sent 1,724 parcels between February and April 2025

Navneet Uppal was hauled before a judge after staff detected a "strong smell" off her during a visit last March.

Helen Spree had total access to the prison due to her role

These notorious women carved out fearsome reputations at the heart of Scotland’s criminal underworld

The ex-Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal forward - who is also a 82-time England international - was stopped by police after crashing his car into the motorway barriers on the M3.

Officers executed intelligence-led search warrants at two properties in the Marmion Crescent area, on Tuesday, May 26.

A man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs after armed police shot a suspect in Manchester, with a firearm and significant quantity of drugs later recovered

Mark Wardrop made “horrifying” threats to beat up and kill the 15- and 16-year-old schoolboys in order to force them to sell cannabis for him in what police call a “county lines’ operation.

Adam Pettigrew was jailed at the High Court in Edinburgh today.

Margaret “The Jeweller” McGraw was the person Tam “The Licensee” McGraw knew he could trust with his life.

The class A drug was wrapped in 1kg packages which were hidden in a compartment

David Stephen and Shaun Brown are behind bars after being caught masterminding a £12m cocaine importation ring.

Greater Manchester Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, possession of a bladed article and possession of class B drugs. Police say an officer was also assaulted when they attended the scene.

A drugs ring which supplied contaminated heroin linked to 14 overdoses and several deaths has been broken up by police.

In the latest in our series on unsolved gangland murders the Daily Record examines the fatal stabbing of drugs suspect Martin Toner 22 years ago and how his death remains a mystery to this day

David Stephen and Shaun Brown, who sponsored Motherwell FC, have each been sentenced to six-years-and-eight months behind bars.

The video shows a small plastic bag containing white powder and a line of the substance laid out on the table.

William Byrne is behind bars awaiting sentence after pleading guilty over a £1.6million drug ring which saw him and his associates sneaking drugs into Scotland from the Netherlands.