Carlo Rea

Carlo Rea, a former boxing promoter from Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, has been associated with several criminal cases and legal proceedings in the UK, primarily in Scotland.

Key facts, dates, and court decisions include:

• January 2024: Rea, then 45, avoided a prison sentence for the fifth time. He was caught with a lockback knife during a confrontation at a Tesco store in Coatbridge on February 26, 2023. At the same court appearance, he admitted to failing to complete community service previously imposed for a cannabis offense. He was given additional unpaid work.
• April 2023: Rea was ordered to undertake 120 hours of unpaid community work within 12 months after admitting to being concerned in the supply of cannabis. This charge stemmed from August 2021, when police found 15 blocks of cannabis resin, valued at £3000, nailed to a garden fence at his home. Rea claimed he had taken the cannabis from his brother.
• December 2015: Rea, then 37, received 180 hours of unpaid work after admitting to two charges under the Environmental Protection Act. These charges related to illegally dumping 5,000 tons of waste, including soil, at Dalziel Park in Motherwell in 2011, without the necessary license.
• 2013: Carlo Rea and his twin brother, Mario Rea, were convicted of assaulting gangland figure Eddie Lyons Jr at a party in Coatbridge in 2011. They avoided prison and were instead ordered to perform community service.
• 2008 (charges dropped March 2012): Carlo and Mario Rea were investigated by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) on suspicion of drugs and money laundering offenses. However, the charges were later dropped due to insufficient evidence.
• 2007: The Rea brothers were targeted by the SCDEA and detained, but drugs and money laundering charges against them were subsequently dropped.

Additionally, in November 2015, Police Scotland's attempt to block the renewal of Carlo Rea's registration as an accredited private landlord was rejected by North Lanarkshire councillors. Rea also faces potential asset seizure under the Proceeds of Crime Act following his cannabis conviction.