Home linked to kingpin's bro and two taxis targeted in latest gangland war attacks

Scottish Sun

06-05-2025

Cabs set alight and property vandalised as sick warring mobsters strike again
FRESH VIOLENCE Home linked to kingpin's bro and two taxis targeted in latest gangland war attacks
THE brother of drug kingpin Mark Richardson and two taxis have been targeted in a fresh wave of gang violence.
A house linked to Dale Richardson in Edinburgh had windows smashed while two cabs were torched outside a private hire firm in the city's Gorgie area.
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Cops are probing two taxi cab fires at a firm in Edinburgh's Gorgie.
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Mark Richardson is in isolation at Low Moss prison near Bishopbriggs.
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A threat made by the mobsters waging war on Mark Richardson and the Daniel clan.
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A logo created by the gangland thugs said to be behind a group called Tamo Junto.
The vehicles were set alight by gangland sickos in a sinister early morning blitz at around 4.40am.
Just a few hours later a home in the Gracemount area of the city was damaged at around 9am.
It's understood that both shocking incidents are linked to the ongoing gang war that has gripped the country in recent months.
Police Scotland last night confirmed a probe into both calculated attacks is 'ongoing'.
A force spokesperson added: 'We were called to a report of vandalism at a property on Bellenden Gardens, Edinburgh.
'At 4.40am on Tuesday officers received a report of two vehicles on fire in the Gorgie Road area of Edinburgh.
'There were no reports of any injuries. Enquiries are ongoing.'
These attacks are the latest in a string of alleged firebomings and shootings aimed at associates of jailed cocaine dealer Richardson.
We told how sibling Dale, 35, was the victim of a machete attack that saw a rival caged in February.
George 'Dode' Baigrie, 42, was handed a 15-year term for the murder bid on the gangster's bro.
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We can also reveal a house in the Broomfield area of the city was torched last month by a masked thug who poured petrol through the letterbox before setting it alight.
The latest incidents come amid a gangland war being waged on Richardson after a bitter fall-out over a £500,000 cocaine deal involving a Dubai-based fugitive.
Sources say a Scots hood known as Miami has joined forces with other mobsters in the UAE and at home to target those said to have links with Richardson and Glasgow's notorious Daniel crew.
Insiders say Richardson cronies David Togher and Paddy Beatson are now lying low in the capital.
It comes amid fears of being attacked as the two-month violent feud rages on.
We told how three shots were fired into Beatson's home in Niddrie last month.
And Togher was said to have ran for his life being confronted by an armed rival in the street.
Sources say rivals including Lugs are revelling in Richardson's troubles along with mobsters who side with the Lyons gang - bitter enemies of the Daniels for decades.
Relatives of crime boss Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel have also been targeted amid a wave of alleged firebombings and shootings.
His mum Annette, 63, and uncle Norman, 72, had their homes in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, torched.
And his cousin Jamie 'Grinch' Daniel was apparently slashed near his flat in the city's Milton.
A boy, 12, and a woman, 72, were also battered in another home in Milton linked to the Daniels.
We told how cops and locals blasted the thugs behind the sickening attacks.
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Relatives of Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel have been targeted amid a wave of sinister attacks.
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Detective Chief Superintendent David Ferry is leading the fight to snare culprits.
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One neighbour in Milton said: 'Attacking an old lady and a wee boy in their own home is cowardly.
'They would have been defenceless. It's absolutely shocking.'
Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Ferry added: 'To attack an elderly lady and a child is cowardly. We are aware that videos of some fires have been posted online.
'Publicising and glamorising despicable and dangerous acts is abhorrent. We will bring those involved to justice.'
Cops have so far arrested 24 individuals in connection with the ongoing feud.