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Alan McEwen & Laura Ferguson

Glasgow gangsters used fake Latvian passports supplied by armed robber to flee the country

An ex-soldier who helped Glasgow gangsters flee the country in a passport scam has been convicted.

Armed robber Chris Zietek, 67, known as The Commander, supplied the dodgy documents to criminals for £5000-£15,000. The scam saw fugitives assume identities of drunks and drug addicts to evade justice.

Killer Christopher Hughes, cocaine kingpins Barry and James Gillespie and hitman Jordan Owens were among
those buying Latvian passports from the pensioner criminal, the Daily Record reports.

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