Suspect charged after Scots beauty salon ‘firebombed' amid raging gang war
Cops arrested and charged a 26-year-old suspect over the alleged firebomb attack on March 6
A MAN accused of torching a beauty salon linked to a druglord has been charged.
Belle Cheveux in Albert Street, Edinburgh, is operated by the partner of convicted cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson.
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Belle Cheveux is run by the partner of cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson
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The drugs kingpin is serving time in prison
Cops arrested and charged a 26-year-old suspect over the alleged firebomb attack on March 6.
Officers nicked the man after visiting a property in the capital's Muirhouse Drive area concerning alleged outstanding warrants yesterday evening.
The suspect, named Owen Logan, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier today.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'A 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with outstanding warrants after officers attended at a property in the Muirhouse Drive area of Edinburgh around 6pm on Sunday, 15 June, 2025.
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'He has also been charged in connection with a wilful fire at a premises in Albert Street in Edinburgh on Thursday, 6 March.
'He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today, Monday, 16 June.'
Day before the alleged firebombing Richard, 37, had been transferred from Glenochil prison, near Alloa, Clackmannanshire, to Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow.
The move came amid fears over an escalating gang war across Scotland's central belt.
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Sources previously said the transfer was aimed at keeping the Daniel gang associate away from bitter rivals linked to the notorious Lyons mob.
Richardson was jailed in 2018 for more than ten years for his role in a crime network said to be 'the most sophisticated encountered' by Scottish cops.
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It followed a ten-year term in 2010 after he was snared in a £2million drugs sting.
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