Scots gangsters executed in cold-blooded Champions League final hit in Marbella had previously dodged death
GANGSTERS' WORLD WAR Scots gangsters executed in cold-blooded Champions League final hit in Marbella had previously dodged death
THE two gangsters gunned down in Spain as part of the deadly turf war that has gripped Scotland had been involved in Scotland's underworld for decades.
Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr are believed to have been murdered in a deadly double assassination, we can reveal.
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Ross Monaghan was once cleared of being involved in the notorious murder of Daniel clan enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll
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Lyons family member, Eddie Jnr, was a key figure in the notorious Scots crime family
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The pair were gunned down outside Monaghans in the Costa del Sol
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Sources say the duo were gunned down outside a boozer run by Monaghan, in Malaga, Spain.
Spanish cops are probing the slaughter which comes amid a raging gang war in Scotland.
A source close to the notorious Lyons mob confirmed both men had been killed in the brutal Costa Del Sol hit.
Another insider said: 'This takes things to another level but it's not clear if it's linked to the Scottish feud or to another dispute with gangsters from another group.'
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Ross Monaghan
Lyons hood Ross Monaghan was once cleared of being involved in the notorious murder of Daniel clan enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll.
The career criminal, 43, sat at the top table of one of Scotland's most fearsome organised crime gangs with best pal and kingpin Steven Lyons, 44.
Monaghan was infamously acquitted in 2012 of having any involvement in the slaughter of Gerbil, 29, who died in a hail of bullets two years before.
Lyons clan associate Bully 'Buff Paterson, 45, was eventually convicted of the killing in 2015 and sentenced to 22 years.
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Monaghan was infamously acquitted in 2012 of having any involvement in the slaughter of Gerbil
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Two years later Monaghan cheated death when he was shot outside a primary school in Glasgow's Penilee.
Ex-squaddie Martyn Fitzsimmons, 44 - behind bars for his role in a £200m supergang - was held by cops for trying to kill the Lyons associate but was later cleared.
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Monaghan relocated to Spain around six years ago and is said to have run the boozer where he met his death on Saturday night.
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Eddie Lyons
Lyons family member, Eddie Jnr, was a key figure in the notorious Scots crime family who have been at war with the Daniel mob for decades.
In 2012, his dad Eddie Snr, 67, was ordered to hand over £75,000 of his assets after admitting a £259,000 mortgage fraud and raking in £150,000 of illicit earnings.
The gang boss was hit with the court order following a lengthy Proceeds of Crime action by prosecutors.
Eddie Snr ran a community centre in Glasgow until a bloody war erupted with the Daniel clan.
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In 2006, Eddie Jnr's cousin Michael, 21, was shot dead at a garage owned by his uncle David near his base in the city's Lambhill.
Eddie Jnr's brother Steven was seriously injured in the same attack.
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Eddie Jnr's brother Steven was seriously injured in an attack at a garage owned by his uncle David
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In 2017, Eddie Jnr was pictured laughing with pal Ross Monaghan as they left Glasgow Sheriff Court after their assault trial collapsed.
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They were cleared of battering three men at a pub in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow.
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