Spanish police probing murder of Scottish gangsters 'had clear image of suspect'
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Police investigating the alleged murder of two Scottish gangsters at a bar in Spain had a suspect within hours, it has been claimed.
Spanish police probing the double murder of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr on Saturday, May 31, are said to have had a clear image of the shooter as he was captured on CCTV.
The Glasgow pair were allegedly gunned down at Monaghan's bar in Fuengirola while watching the Champions League final in a bar packed with punters.
The gunman reportedly got out a vehicle outside the bar before entering and opening fire, fatally wounding the duo. Lyons Jnr, 46, is understood to have been shot first, followed by Monaghan, 43.
The Scottish Daily Express now reports how the shooter was supposedly caught on CCTV as he left the pub despite leaving within 25 seconds in what experts described as a "military-style killing."
It is not yet known if the suspect was known to Spanish police or if they liaised with their counterparts back in the UK.
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One source told the Scottish Daily Express: "This was absolute dynamite for investigators. The fact his image was so clear provided them with a major breakthrough within a very short time.
"It is apparent that they knew who they were looking for extremely quickly."
Authorities in Fuengirola believe the killer was picked up a short distance from the crime scene and driven the 270-mile, three-hour trip across the border into Portugal. Once there, it is thought the man boarded a flight at Faro Airport back to the UK.
On Friday, Merseyside Police detained a 44-year-old male on an international arrest warrant on behalf of the Spanish.
Michael Riley was later transferred from Liverpool to London, where on Saturday morning, he appeared before Westminster Magistrates' in connection with the double killing. It is not yet known if the Liverpudlian will contest the application to return him to Spain.
Within days of the murders Police Scotland issued a statement saying they were not in any way connected to the current ongoing gang war which has engulfed Scotland.
Despite both victims being major players within the north Glasgow-based Lyons crime syndicate, the force said there was nothing to suggest the deaths have any link to the feud.
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