Son of ex-terror chief Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair killed by fake ‘Blue Plague’ Valium pills sweeping Scotland
The dad-of-two is believed to be have been taking fake Valium pills before he died earlier this month.
A former UDA terror chief has said he fears fake Valium pills were to blame for his son's death.
Johnathan Adair Jnr who is the son of Johnny “Mad Dog” Adair, died after taking “blue plague” pills which have been sweeping Scotland.
Adiar senior believes the drug played a part in the death of his son, who was known as 'Mad Pup'.
Adair Jnr, 32, was found dead at a property on September 10 in his home town of Troon, Ayrshire.
The dad-of-two had had only recently returned home from Kilmarnock prison where he had been serving time for driving offences and was due to face drugs charges in the New Year.
A close friend of his father said: "Johnny is distraught about this.
“He knows Jonathan was taking the blue pills, and he knows mixing them with alcohol or other drugs is quite likely to be lethal.”
The source added: “Johnny has been speaking to people on the street and has been
told his son was taking ‘blues’.
“He is aware of the stories in the Record and he knows loads of people in Ayrshire have been dying in the last few months.
“He won’t know for sure what killed Jonathan until toxicology results come back, and he is dreading any mention of heroin being involved.”
Sources close to Mad Pup's dad have said his son “had pills in his pockets” when he was found.
Adair senior is one of the most fearsome members of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) to emerge from Belfast and spent 16 years inside only to be freed under the Good Friday agreement.
The family settled in Scotland after “Mad Dog” was forced to flee Northern Ireland over a decade ago.
Adair Jnr's funeral is being held today at a crematorium near Troon and Adair senior has said he wants to bury his son with dignity.
A number of Adair senior's associates and supporters from Belfast are expected to travel to the seaside town for the funeral, despite "warnings" from loyalist paramilitaries to stay away.
He told the Belfast Telegraph newspaper: "I just want to bury my son. I want to bury him with dignity and in peace.
"The support I have had from back home has been overwhelming.
"If a few individuals are trying to stop people attending (the funeral) it's because they are afraid of me.
They are afraid of me regrouping and coming after them."
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