Dubai-based hood driving Scots gang warned to ‘avoid Spain' days before two mobsters were killed
He was told that if "he was in Spain , he would get his head blown off'
STAY AWAY Dubai-based hood driving Scots gang warned to 'avoid Spain' days before two mobsters were killed
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THE Dubai-based hood driving a gang war in Scotland was warned to keep out of Spain days before two Lyons gang mobsters were assassinated, sources claim.
Ross 'Miami' McGill, 31, was said to have been issued the threat after rejecting truce talks with heavies acting for Glasgow's notorious Daniel clan.
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Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr were gunned down at a pub in Fuengirola, Spain, on Saturday
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Sources say Ross McGill was warned that he'd get "his head blown off" if he was in Spain
It's claimed a senior hood linked to caged Edinburgh mob boss Mark Richardson and Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel issued the 'keep out' warning after approaching McGill in a Dubai nightclub.
A source said: 'The guy is heavy duty. He's been running things for the Daniel family over there.
'He's spoken to Ross McGill a number of times.
'He approached him at the club to offer peace but it did not go down well.
'McGill is only safe because he's in Dubai.
'He was told when Mark Richardson gets out of jail, he is done and that if he was in Spain, he would get his head blown off.'
The insider told how rivals had been keeping tabs on close associates of Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, before their execution in Fuengirola on Saturday.
Our source added: 'Senior guys with Lyons connections were flying back and forth between the Costa del Sol and Dubai to meet McGill.
'At first the relationship was just business but over time they became firm friends.
'They go out together, they're seen at the clubs, restaurants and at the beach.
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