Gerbil's mob are absolutely raging that the cops are running about in his car while he is still lying in the morgue

£40,000 supercar used by police in their fight against organised crime was seized by cops from slain underworld enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll,
The Audi Q7 - unveiled earlier this week and used for the first time yesterday - was confiscated by cops before Carroll, 27, was shot dead, it emerged last night But the 4x4 is now a target for Carroll's furious associates. A gangland source said: "Gerbil's mob are absolutely raging that the cops are running about in his car while he is still lying in the morgue."They think it's disrespectful and have vowed that they'll get some sort of revenge against the police."Some of them have mentioned that they'll firebomb the car if they get a chance. They don't want people to think that the cops are laughing at them."The source added: "Gerbil loved those cars. He bought one with cash and when it was taken off him by the police, he went straight out and bought another one."The car was seized after feared Carroll could not prove where he got the money to buy it.It was also used by seven of his associates as a "pool car" as they carried out various crimes.Justice Secretary Kenny Mac-Askill unveiled the Audi at the force's Pitt Street HQ on Monday.Assistant Chief Constable John Neilson said: "We want to send a message that if you are a criminal driving about in a car like this, we will come and take it off you. It's not yours anymore, it's ours."
Yesterday the flash motor was used for the first time when officers swooped on a house in plush Jordanhill, Glasgow.They were seen escorting Jamie Daniel, 52, into the back of the car - which boasts Sky TV, heated seats and rear-view cameras - to the city's sheriff court.Daniel was remanded in custody after denying charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice and attempting to defeat the ends of justice.A neighbour said: "I recognised the vehicle because there were stories saying it had been seized."It had the words 'Seized - with your help - from organised crime'. There was no mistaking it."Gerbil was shot and killed as he sat in the back of his car - another Audi - in a busy supermarket car park in the city's Roybroyston area in January. His masked killers are still at large.

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