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South East Antrim UDA has launched an organised crime takeover bid in Carrick.

South East Antrim UDA met earlier this month to appoint a new brigadier.

Stricken Gary Fisher has been stood down as leader of the South East Antrim (SEA) UDA.

Glen Burns, David Weir and Clifford ‘Trigger’ Irons are all on remand The case against the trio, named as high-ranking UDA members in court, is based on conversations recorded by NCA bugs hidden in a car. A fourth suspect, 33-year-old Daniel Vance, faces the same charge, however he appeared separately in the dock from his co-defendants after a prosecution lawyer revealed he had made "significant statements". Reeling from the NCA investigation, insiders say Fisher has decided to call a tempo...

Scotch Brian McLean The smuggling plot took place in 2017 during a jail visit by Sanders to Scotch Brian, who was on remand charged with the murder of rival loyalist Geordie Gilmore. He was later cleared of involvement. A loyalist source said both cases prove the South East Antrim UDA, led by Gary Fisher, is nothing more than a crime gang. "All South East Antrim cares about is making money from drug dealing and extortion,"they added. "Fisher and his mates let on they are big loyalists, but the ...

South East Antrim UDA loyalist Clifford Irons An Executive source told Sunday Life: "Its the classic carrot and stick approach. If these UDA gangs dont voluntarily stop money-lending, they will be forcibly stopped." A spokesperson for the Executive Office, which is funding the anti-loan-sharking scheme, confirmed the Communities in Transition Project plans to award a contract to "a successful delivery partner" to provide support to areas who are "most vulnerable to monetary exploitation". They ...