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Rival ice-cream van drivers sparked 'real-life Narcos' war and mass murder of six
heroin ended in a blood bath which saw almost an entire family killed. Back in the 1980s, against a backdrop of mass unemployment, unrest and poverty, the huge housing estates on the east end of Glasgow suddenly represented a cash-making opportunity for those willing to sell cut-price everyday goods along with their lollies and 99s.But it wasn't long before toilet paper, bread and milk weren't enough, so drivers also started flogging illegal items such as bootleg cigarettes, drugs and weapons.As a result turf wars quickly broke out, with opposing factions all seeking to take over the most profitable routes, reports The Daily Record.Baseball bats, knives, guns and axes were used by gangs to defend their territory as petty vandalism turned into all-out conflict.Andrew Doyle, nicknamed Fat Boy, was an 18-year-old driver for the Marchetti Brothers ice-cream firm and had resisted numerous intimidation attempts from those wanting to take over his route and force him into selling drugs – attempts which even saw him shot at through his windscreen.In April 1984, it was decided Doyle needed another "frightener" to get him to play ball.
