Title: The underworld captain
Description: Alexander Shannon escaped a shady past to enjoy a glittering career in the army, only to end up back in the thick of criminal activity. Shannon's time as a soldier saw him posted to the Falklands, Northern Ireland and war-torn Bosnia. The rigours of army life took their toll and he found himself drawn into a series of ruthless gang wars. He used the skills he'd learned in the forces to hide weapons, work for drugs racketeers and plot a massacre, and he was offered a fortune to work as a Mafia-style contract assassin.
Subjects: Gangsters, Great Britain, Great Britain. Army, Officers, Biography, Great britain, army, Criminals, Scotland, biography
Places: Scotland, Glasgow
People: Alexander Shannon (1966-)