Mr Big's gangland enforcers claim credit for mansion firebombing after hoods gunned down in Spain
A posh Scots home was targeted just minutes after the masked gunman pulled the trigger and then fled the scene in the same car which had ferried him to the planned execution.
Mr Big's gangland enforcers have claimed credit for a mansion house firebombing which took place moments after high-ranking members of the Lyons crime clan were gunned down on Spanish soil.
Key Lyons lieutenants Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were assassinated outside Monaghan's bar in Fuengirola on Saturday night.
A posh Scots home in the Renfrewshire village of Bridge of Weir was torched just minutes after the masked gunman pulled the trigger in the Costa Del Sol.
Tamo Junto (TMJ) - the faceless gang linked to Dubai-based Mr Big Ross McGill - have since taken credit for the attack as they released a picture of the blaze alongside a chilling threat.
But despite being known for showcasing their attacks online, TMJ have so far failed to comment on the planned executions in Spain - which are thought to be the first major retaliations against McGill's war.
In their latest release, Tamo Junto wrote: "If you write stuff about us online or try to organise violence against us. We will target you and your family.
"Don't steal from us. Don't threaten us. Don't switch on us.
"Or we will relentlessly come after you."
Firefighters from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the blaze on Saturday night, which resulted in a window being smashed and the property suffering smoke damage.
Enquiries are ongoing into the Saturday, May 31 blaze, in the town's Kilbarchan Road. It is being investigated by officers from Paisley CID, who were said at the weekend to be investigating whether it is linked an ongoing gang war.
McGill has been waging war on Mark Richardson's crime mob from Edinburgh and the Daniel clan from Glasgow since March after he was ripped off in a £500,000 cocaine deal when the buyer used fake bank notes.
A number of incidents have taken place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and surrounding areas in recent weeks, with private homes and business premises targeted.
The feud involves the Lyons-linked Dubai-based former Rangers ultra McGill and associates of Edinburgh cocaine kingpin and Daniel associate Mark Richardson.
A number of people have been arrested and charged in connection with previous incidents in the feud, which has been plaguing Scotland's biggest cities since earlier this year, following a drug deal.
On Friday we told how Tamo Junto vowed to carry on their turf war despite reports of a truce between the Lyons and Daniel families.
We reported earlier that a well-placed source had said the McGill had agreed to end hostilities after being leaned on by cartel bosses in Dubai.
They were said to be 'unhappy' over a police crackdown on the turf war which has led to a slowdown in the lucrative drug trade in Scotland.
However, McGill's Tamo Junto gang then released a video saying the war will continue.
Speaking following the blaze at the home in Bridge of Weir, Detective Sergeant Kenny Taggart confirmed no one had been injured as he appealed for information.
Police Scotland has arrested 41 people in connection with a series of linked incidents across the country since March.
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