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One of Scotland's most high-profile gangland figures has been arrested during an early morning police raid.
Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel was taken into custody at his home in the north of Glasgow.
Daniel is understood to be the head of the notorious Daniel crime family which has been engaged in a violent feud with the rival Lyons family for 25 years.
He was taken into custody as part of a major UK-wide operation called Operation Venetic which has dismantled several organised crime gangs.
BBC Scotland News joined the operation shortly before sunrise.
Dozens of officers involved were briefed at a nearby police station before joining a convoy to Daniel's home.
Two uniformed officers initially approached the property and spoke to him through a first-floor window.
An officer with a police dog then moved in.
Moments later Daniel left the property through the front door and was taken into the back of a police van.
A second man, Steven Gordon, was also arrested in a simultaneous operation.
