Edinburgh police lock down leafy street and launch major manhunt as gang war rages
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Edinburgh police are investigating 'wilful' fireraisings after a plush car was firebombed.
The incident, which is believed to be linked to the ongoing gang wars, saw officers called to Campion Road at around 4am on Monday morning. The vehicle, a Range Rover Evoque, was seen burnt out by residents heading to work on June 9.
Police taped off the street as they probed the fire. It's understood that the vehicle was outside the home of an associate of gangland boss Mark Richardson.
A local resident, this morning, said: "I was leaving for work street was all shut at 6am with police and fire brigade.
A second resident added: "There is still a really strong smell of burning in the air.
"It looks like the car exploded as there is barely anything left of it and there is just rubble on the street and outside homes. It doesn't look like any other cars were affected but it was right next to several.
"Police have taped off part of the street and look like they're waiting for someone else to arrive at the scene."
It is the second time the gang violence has been brought to Campion Road after a home was targeted last month on May 10.
The ongoing feud was sparked earlier in March this year after Richardson's cronies allegedly bought £500k of cocaine from Ross McGill with fake cash.
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Since then a series of firebomb hits have taken place across the capital with close allies of Richardson having their homes and businesses targeted, with one man attacked with a machete. Scotland's gang war erupted almost three months ago after cronies of Richardson swiped £500k worth of cocaine from McGill in a drug deal scam involving fake notes.
McGill's enforcers, a faceless and frightening group named Tamo Junto (TMJ) have claimed credit for a series of violent attacks across the country against Richardson's men. TMJ then declared war on the notorious Glasgow Daniel crime clan as part of their links to Richardson's empire as violence spread across the M8 to Glasgow, with more homes and businesses hit with blaze attacks.
We reported previously how masked thugs linked to a crime gang targeted a property on May 10. Footage showed masked thugs smashing windows of the home and forcing themselves inside.
Thugs were filmed kicking in the door of a property. The violent scenes were witnessed on the day Mr Big "rejected a truce offer" with his enemies.
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A clip, shared by a group called Tamo Junto who claim to be Mr Big's enforcers, showed masked thugs smashing windows of the property at around 6pm that evening. No one is believed to have been injured in the -incident.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said of the Monday incident: "We attended after the initial call at 3.56am, we sent two appliances. We left the scene at 6.22am."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Enquiries are ongoing following reports of two wilful fireraisings in Edinburgh on Monday, 9 June, 2025.
"Around 4am police received a report a Range Rover Evoque on Campion Road was on fire. "Both incidents are being treated as suspicious."
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