Inside Ross ‘Miami' McGill's web of high-ranking mob allies fuelling violent underworld rise

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THE DUBAI-based hood waging a violent gang war in Scotland is backed by number one mob boss Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson, we can reveal.
Ross 'Miami' McGill's meteoric rise through the criminal ranks has been rocket-fuelled thanks to the 'full protection' of high-ranking mobsters who still see the caged cocaine kingpin, 60, as the Godfather.
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Former Union Bears chief Ross 'Miami' McGill has risen through the criminal ranks
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Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson, right, with his former sidekick Stephen 'Jimmy' Jamieson
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Ross McGillhas been flaunting his luxury desert lifestyle while waging war in Scotland
The details emerged after we revealed former Union Bears chief McGill, 31, had been given the task of telling Stevenson's former sidekick Stephen 'Jimmy' Jamieson, 42, he had been ejected from the mob.
A source said: 'Ross McGill follows instructions directly from Stevenson via close associates, he is fully protected by Stevenson's network.'
We have previously revealed McGill's close ties to Lloyd Cross - one of Stevenson's key gang cronies who was nailed for his role in their cocaine-in-bananas importation plot.
McGill, of East Kilbride, is also said to have connections with Dubai-based super car dealer Robert 'Boab' McGuire, 36, who has vowed revenge on the hoods who murdered his brother Billy.
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Jamie Stevenson and his cronies were nailed for their role in a coke-in-bananas plot
McGuire, of Drumchapel, has shown off his luxury desert lifestyle in a series of rap videos dedicated to Billy, 25, who was knifed to death in Clydebank in 2020.
We told how Brian Folan, 29, was jailed for life in 2022 for stabbing Billy who at the time was facing trial over an alleged gun attack in October 2019.
Accomplice Corey Craig, 30, was sentenced to 11 years and four months following his guilty plea to culpable homicide.
Co-accused Jordon Morrison, 28, was jailed for eight and a half years after he admitted to the attempted murder of Billy's friend John Higgins that night.
And now we can reveal fresh details connecting McGuire and McGill to Stevenson's gang - including the drugs theft that sparked Scotland's ongoing turf war.
We have reported since March on the brutal fall-out from the fake cash cocaine con that prompted McGill to launch a revenge campaign against associates of Edinburgh kingpin Mark Richardson, 38, and his allies in Glasgow's notorious Daniel clan.
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Our underworld source said: 'McGuire has been an associate of McGill and Cross since their Union Bears days.
'It's well known McGuire is in the process of exacting revenge on the three individuals serving sentences in connection with the death of his brother Billy.
'What's less well known is that McGuire provided McGill with information on the suppliers of the counterfeit currency that was used as payment for 12 kilograms of Jamie Stevenson's cocaine.
'Stevenson's network is investigating both the suppliers and buyers of the large amount of Sterling and Euro counterfeit currency used in the dodgy deal.
'And McGuire has requested assistance from Stevenson through McGill in plotting revenge on his brother's killer.'
McGill, McGuire and Cross are loyal to Stevenson along with the kingpin's stepson Gerry Carbin who is said to have mended the rift with Stevenson that exploded during their trial.
We told how the fearsome kingpin unleashed a tirade of abuse at Carbin when he was caged at the High Court in Glasgow in October last year.
Security staff had to step in as the furious drug lord and his stepson traded insults in their courthouse cells.
The pair's bust-up was sparked after Carbin, 45, broke ranks to admit his role in running their lucrative street Valium factory in Kent.
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Lloyd Cross - one of the Iceman's cronies - who has ties to Ross 'Miami' McGill
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Cross, 33, had earlier entered a guilty plea to importing cocaine from Ecuador - further inflaming Stevenson who wanted the jury to decide their fate.
But it's understood Stevenson - who eventually pleaded guilty mid-trial - has softened towards his underlings after having four years cut from his original 20-year stretch.
Our source said: 'The rift between Carbin and Cross was smoothed over when Stevenson's sentence was reduced on appeal.'
We told last month how Stevenson's former sidekick Jamieson faces extradition after he was nicked in Dubai following a gym bust-up with McGill.
The pair clashed after months of violence in Edinburgh and Glasgow as a group known as Tamo Junto carried out firebombings, machete attacks and murder bids on McGill's behalf.
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Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were gunned down in the Costa Del Sol
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The pair were blasted inside Monaghan's Bar in Fuengirola
Cops have arrested 55 suspects as part of Operation Portaledge - a crackdown on the worst explosion of gangland violence in years.
Tensions between rival groups escalated further after the murders of Lyons gang kingpins Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, on May 31 in Fuengirola, Spain.
Scots cops dismissed a link to the Lyons' arch enemies in the Daniel crew while Spanish authorities claimed the double killing is linked to the decades-long conflict.
Michael Riley, 44, of Liverpool, is in custody facing extradition to Spain charged with their murder.