Mob waging gang war on Scotland's streets DENY reports of a truce – and vow 'we aren't going away'
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A VICIOUS mob waging a gang war on Scotland's streets have DENIED reports of a truce - and have vowed 'we aren't going away.'
It was claimed today that rival crews from the Lyons and Daniel factions have agreed to halt the violence on orders from Dubai-based mob boss Ross McGill, 31.
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The message from TMJ flatly denied reports of a truce
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The video concluded with the sinister warning that the group are still going to target their rivals
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Ex-Union Bears ultra Ross McGill is behind the gang war
But sinister group Tamo Junto (TMJ) - who claim to be waging war against the Daniel's crime clan and its associates - today blew those claims out of the water.
And they said they would continue to target the Daniel clan or anyone associated with drugs kingpin Mark Richardson, 38.
They said: 'We have terrorised you since March and we will continue to do so.
'Despite false claims in the media, TMJ will continue to target anyone associated with the Daniel family or Mark Richardson.
'There will never be a truce between TMJ and the Gremlins.
'We aren't going away - we will continue to target you.
'We have no rules, we have no limits.
'We are coming for you.'
They also mocked their rivals for trying to buy their way out of the firing line using cash or info - and said beefed-up security was futile.
The video continued: 'Some of you have fled your homes, some of you have fled Scotland.
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'Some of you sleep with fire extinguishers, some of you have installed bullet proof windows.
'Some of you have offered us money to be left alone.
'Some of you have tried to contact us for peace.
'Some of you have offered us information on your own friends and family.
'We don't need to create fake stories for the media or set up social media pages, we do our talking on the streets.'
The sinister video then shows numerous firebombings on homes, businesses and cars.
It also shows two men who were apparently slashed in the bloody war.
Last Wednesday, David McMillan, 54, was attacked with a machete at his plush home in Greenbank, Edinburgh - the third time his home had been targeted.
McMillan is a close pal of caged crime boss Mark Richardson, whose associates have been blamed by McGill for ripping him off over a £500,000 drug deal using fake notes.
Cops investigating the mayhem have revealed they've arrested 41 people in connection with the gangland war.
The savagery comes days after a machete murder bid on convicted heroin dealer Robert Daniel – a leading member of Glasgow's notorious Daniel crime family who are allied to Richardson.
We told how two men aged 45 and 41 suffered horror wounds when three thugs burst into CS Accident Repair Garage looking for Daniel, 50, but turned their fury on innocent workers.
The culprits pounced on Monday before speeding off in an Audi after 'chopping up' two men who were later rushed to hospital with horrific injuries.
The pair drove four miles to Blantyre, Lanarkshire, then clambered into a red Vauxhall Astra which had followed them to a rendezvous point near a children's nursery before it raced away.
The Scottish Sun was the firest newspaper to reveal that ex-Rangers ultra Ross McGill, nicknamed 'Miami', was behind the terrifying gangland war on Scotland's streets.
McGill has been hunted by cops for three years over claims he was involved in drug dealing and serious crime.
But he fled the UK in 2022 — months after he announced he was stepping down as Rangers ultras' leader — amid fears he would be arrested after cops cracked encrypted phone network EncroChat.
He has resurfaced as an aspiring crimelord, calling the shots on an ongoing underworld turf feud that has seen a wave of attacks in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The Scot was recently snapped in a white Rolls-Royce in the desert haven favoured by criminals eager to evade the law.
Previously he was a top figure in the fanatical Gers supporters group — even posing for photos next to captain James Tavernier, 33, and ex-manager Steven Gerrard, 44.
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