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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Inside Ross ‘Miami' McGill's web of high-ranking mob allies fuelling violent underworld rise
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE DUBAI-based hood waging a violent gang war in Scotland is backed by number one mob boss Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson, we can reveal. Ross 'Miami' McGill's meteoric rise through the criminal ranks has been rocket-fuelled thanks to the 'full protection' of high-ranking mobsters who still see the caged cocaine kingpin, 60, as the Godfather. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 7 Former Union Bears chief Ross 'Miami' McGill has risen through the criminal ranks 7 Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson, right, with his former sidekick Stephen 'Jimmy' Jamieson 7 Ross McGillhas been flaunting his luxury desert lifestyle while waging war in Scotland The details emerged after we revealed former Union Bears chief McGill, 31, had been given the task of telling Stevenson's former sidekick Stephen 'Jimmy' Jamieson, 42, he had been ejected from the mob. A source said: 'Ross McGill follows instructions directly from Stevenson via close associates, he is fully protected by Stevenson's network.' We have previously revealed McGill's close ties to Lloyd Cross - one of Stevenson's key gang cronies who was nailed for his role in their cocaine-in-bananas importation plot. McGill, of East Kilbride, is also said to have connections with Dubai-based super car dealer Robert 'Boab' McGuire, 36, who has vowed revenge on the hoods who murdered his brother Billy. 7 Jamie Stevenson and his cronies were nailed for their role in a coke-in-bananas plot McGuire, of Drumchapel, has shown off his luxury desert lifestyle in a series of rap videos dedicated to Billy, 25, who was knifed to death in Clydebank in 2020. We told how Brian Folan, 29, was jailed for life in 2022 for stabbing Billy who at the time was facing trial over an alleged gun attack in October 2019. Accomplice Corey Craig, 30, was sentenced to 11 years and four months following his guilty plea to culpable homicide. Co-accused Jordon Morrison, 28, was jailed for eight and a half years after he admitted to the attempted murder of Billy's friend John Higgins that night. And now we can reveal fresh details connecting McGuire and McGill to Stevenson's gang - including the drugs theft that sparked Scotland's ongoing turf war. We have reported since March on the brutal fall-out from the fake cash cocaine con that prompted McGill to launch a revenge campaign against associates of Edinburgh kingpin Mark Richardson, 38, and his allies in Glasgow's notorious Daniel clan. The INSIDE story of Scotland's biggest gangster - Jamie 'The Iceman' Stevenson Our underworld source said: 'McGuire has been an associate of McGill and Cross since their Union Bears days. 'It's well known McGuire is in the process of exacting revenge on the three individuals serving sentences in connection with the death of his brother Billy. 'What's less well known is that McGuire provided McGill with information on the suppliers of the counterfeit currency that was used as payment for 12 kilograms of Jamie Stevenson's cocaine. 'Stevenson's network is investigating both the suppliers and buyers of the large amount of Sterling and Euro counterfeit currency used in the dodgy deal. 'And McGuire has requested assistance from Stevenson through McGill in plotting revenge on his brother's killer.' McGill, McGuire and Cross are loyal to Stevenson along with the kingpin's stepson Gerry Carbin who is said to have mended the rift with Stevenson that exploded during their trial. We told how the fearsome kingpin unleashed a tirade of abuse at Carbin when he was caged at the High Court in Glasgow in October last year. Security staff had to step in as the furious drug lord and his stepson traded insults in their courthouse cells. The pair's bust-up was sparked after Carbin, 45, broke ranks to admit his role in running their lucrative street Valium factory in Kent. 7 Lloyd Cross - one of the Iceman's cronies - who has ties to Ross 'Miami' McGill Credit: Cross, 33, had earlier entered a guilty plea to importing cocaine from Ecuador - further inflaming Stevenson who wanted the jury to decide their fate. But it's understood Stevenson - who eventually pleaded guilty mid-trial - has softened towards his underlings after having four years cut from his original 20-year stretch. Our source said: 'The rift between Carbin and Cross was smoothed over when Stevenson's sentence was reduced on appeal.' We told last month how Stevenson's former sidekick Jamieson faces extradition after he was nicked in Dubai following a gym bust-up with McGill. The pair clashed after months of violence in Edinburgh and Glasgow as a group known as Tamo Junto carried out firebombings, machete attacks and murder bids on McGill's behalf. 7 Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were gunned down in the Costa Del Sol Credit: The Scottish Sun 7 The pair were blasted inside Monaghan's Bar in Fuengirola Cops have arrested 55 suspects as part of Operation Portaledge - a crackdown on the worst explosion of gangland violence in years. Tensions between rival groups escalated further after the murders of Lyons gang kingpins Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, on May 31 in Fuengirola, Spain. Scots cops dismissed a link to the Lyons' arch enemies in the Daniel crew while Spanish authorities claimed the double killing is linked to the decades-long conflict. Michael Riley, 44, of Liverpool, is in custody facing extradition to Spain charged with their murder.
Scottish Sun
21-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Ex-Rangers ultras boss using Lyons-linked Spain hoods to wage gang war across Scotland
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) DUBAI-based Mr Big Ross McGill uses Spanish connections to keep his hands clean of violence he orders in Scotland, we can reveal. Mobsters in Marbella are said by sources to have played a key role in identifying targets and recruiting foot soldiers to carry out McGill's orders. 3 Ross McGill has been ordering attacks across Scotland from Dubai 3 McGill has been coordinating the violence via underworld contact in Spain 3 Firebombings and physical attacks have been carried out across the central belt in recent weeks Credit: Supplied It's claimed the Costa Del Sol hoods linked to the notorious Lyons gang have been heavily involved in plotting against members of bitter enemies from the Daniel crime family. Leading figures based in the sunshine bolthole include Steven Lyons, 44, and Ross Monaghan, 43, along with other convicted mobsters operating from Spain. An insider said: 'McGill has no direct contact with the underlings in Scotland who are being paid to carry out these attacks. 'Everything goes through big players in Spain who have been providing addresses and recruiting foot soldiers to carry out the dirty work. 'McGill's rise through the ranks has been meteoric thanks to the criminal connections he made, partly through his role with the Union Bears. 'But he still relies on a network of established gangsters who have an army of mostly young men willing to do their bidding.' We told how the ex-Rangers ultra - dubbed Miami - is waging a terrifying gangland war on Scotland's streets after rising to the top table of the nation's organised crime network. The former Union Bears chief, 31, was pictured at Ibrox in 2021 with then Gers boss Steven Gerrard, 44, and two years earlier with captain James Tavernier, 33. But he left his role with the ultras group just months before he was due to appear in court in early 2022 in connection with a probe into drug dealing and gangsterism. He initially fled to Spain before resurfacing in Dubai from where he's been calling the shots on a vengeful campaign of violence sparked by a dodgy cocaine deal. Cops hunt 3 masked maniacs who 'chopped up' 2 men in gangland attack His self-styled group Tamu Junto has claimed responsibility for a wave of firebombings across the central belt since April, targeting associates of caged crime kingpin Mark Richardson, 38, and the Glasgow-based Daniel mob. A source said: 'McGill is Scotland's most wanted gangster.' We told of claims McGill was introduced to the highest levels of criminal networks by supergang chief James 'The Don' White, 47. He is also a close pal of drug dealer and ex-Union Bears thug Lloyd Cross, 33, now serving a six-year prison stretch for his role in Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson's £100million racket smuggling cocaine in banana boxes. McGill, from East Kilbride, was recently snapped in a white Rolls-Royce in the desert haven favoured by criminals eager to evade the law. It's a far cry from his previous role as a top figure in the fanatical Gers supporters group. We told how the violence was sparked amid claims associates of caged Edinburgh kingpin Richardson ripped him off with fake banknotes over a £500,000 coke deal. Cops have made more than 30 arrests in connection with the feud. The latest attack was a firebombing at the home in Drumchapel, Glasgow, of Kelly 'Bo' Green, 45, previously the partner of murdered Daniel enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll, 29. There have been claims of truce talks in Dubai, where Daniel clan associates have made efforts to persuade McGill to call off the mayhem - but been rebuffed. Underworld sources last week alleged McGill fled from a nightclub in the UAE bolthole after spotting heavies linked to Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel, 45, nearby. We told in February of claims Spain-based Lyons, 44, has been putting his hoods through lie detector tests after racking up debt to the feared Kinahan cartel. Sources revealed the gang kingpin has been 'on edge' over a series of thefts and police seizures that put him under pressure from the notorious Irish mob. The revelations emerged after a Lyons stash house was robbed of £600,000 from drugs in November. A source said: 'Lyons is on edge these days because he is in debt to the Kinahans.'
Scottish Sun
12-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Scots crime boss Steven ‘Bonzo' Daniel has ‘truce talks' rejected by Dubai-based mobster driving gangland turf war
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A DUBAI-based fugitive dubbed Miami has rejected gang turf war peace talks with Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel, underworld sources have claimed. Sources say the head of the notorious Daniel crime clan has made several attempts through third parties to call a halt to the war being waged across Scotland. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel has made efforts to call peace, underworld sources claim. Credit: Spindrift 5 The mob dubbed Tamo Junto have claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks 5 Mark Richardson's associates have been targeted by marauding hoods. 5 Three thugs were filmed bursting into a home on Saturday. But the desert-based hood said to be orchestrating a wave of attacks on Daniel associates and anyone with ties to crime kingpin Mark Richardson, 38, isn't for talking. Claims of a truce bid emerged as three thugs were filmed bursting into an Edinburgh home in a sickening daylight raid on a pal of Richardson's. It's the latest in a relentless campaign of violence that was sparked amid claims of a dodgy cocaine deal that infuriated the Dubai gang boss and former Union Bears ultra who is on the run from Scots cops. An insider said: 'Bonzo has reached out a few times looking to call for peace. 'Bonzo has tried to contact him through a few different people since this has started. 'He's never spoken to him directly on the phone about it. 'But the Dubai guy has made it clear he is not interested because he thinks Bonzo was aware of the dodgy drug deal 'He's also said that if Bonzo wants to use Richardson's name to people for protection then he's involved in anything that Mark and his mates do. 'Bonzo is denying any involvement in the robbery and is saying his family have nothing to do with it. 'A lot of his relatives have no involvement in crime and can't understand why they have been targeted.' Explosive Edinburgh gang turf war battles blitzed by armed cops as police try to take control of conflict We told earlier how sick mobsters smashed their way into a home in the latest attack linked to Scotland's relentless gangland turf war. Three armed thugs were filmed breaking into the house in Edinburgh thought to be connected to pal of crime kingpin Richardson. Cops today confirmed they are probing the terrifying rain which happened at 6pm on Saturday. A video of the brazen assault has been circulated and includes the dance track Find You by German producer and DJ Zedd. The masked trio pounced in the Niddrie area with one seen battering the door with what looks like a hammer while others burst their way into the house through the living room window. A source said: 'This gang war is showing no sign of stopping and this latest attack shows what lengths these people are willing to go to.' A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'We were made aware of entry being forced to a property at Campion Road in Edinburgh shortly before 6pm on Saturday. 'Damage was caused to windows and items inside the house. No one was injured. 'Enquiries are ongoing.' 5 Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Ferry has pledged to snare gang war culprits. The war has been raging for more than two months and cops have nabbed 32 people over firebombings, shootings and murder plots allegedly linked to the chaos. Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Ferry said: "While the number of incidents has continued to decrease since the start of this investigation, I want to reiterate that violence will not stop until we bring those responsible for this criminality to justice. "We're working tirelessly to build cases and are following a number of significant lines of inquiry.'
