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Police to warn firms against trading with suspected crooks

There is an old joke about how well-known gangsters are in parts of Glasgow. Even the dogs, they say, bark their names.

Go to almost any street, especially in the poorer areas, and ask who owns the local garage, the hairdresser or the pub. Who really owns it, that is. Almost anybody will tell you which ­businesses are dodgy and which are not.