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Daily Record
12 hours ago
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- Daily Record
Hunt for 'blond' hitman who gunned down Scots gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons
Spanish authorities revealed a key detail - they believe the assassin is a blond man. Spanish officials have claimed they have 'no doubt' they will catch the gunman who shot dead British gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr at a Costa del Sol pub. Javier Salas was the first Spanish government representative to confirm the victims were Scottish after Saturday night's horror shooting at Monaghan's Irish pub Monaghans Fuengirola. And he spoke again overnight to say he was convinced police would find and arrest the culprit. Graphic CCTV footage first published by Spanish TV on Tuesday showed one of the two men murdered being cornered inside the premises and shot in the chest and stomach from close range. The killer, dressed in black, was filmed shooting Glaswegian Ross Monaghan, 43, dead after targeting his pal Lyons Jnr outside the pub seconds earlier as terrified tourists and locals ran for cover. Spanish police sources have confirmed they believe the killer is blond following claims detectives haven't commented on that he could also be Scottish. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. He fled on foot but was driven from the scene by an accomplice in a car waiting nearby which headed along the old N340 dual carriageway east towards the resort of Benalmadena. No arrests have yet been made. Hard-right Spanish party Vox has criticised more mainstream parties including the governing left-wing PSOE party for not increasing police numbers in the wake of a string of shootings this year on the Costa del Sol. Ana Mula, mayoress of Fuengirola and a member of the Popular Party which is the main national opposition party, has called on the governing PSOE party to provide more resources and specialist police to combat criminal gangs. Mr Salas insisted as he sought to counter the criticism and ease local concern over the Costa gang wars: 'I have no doubt that the person who caused the two murders, who arrived and left the pub on foot with his face covered, will be identified and located, as happens in 90 per cent of the cases that occur in the province of Malaga.' Saying the police investigation into possible accomplices was continuing, he added: 'The information available is that only one person entered and shot the two UK citizens who died practically on the spot.' The central government representative for the region, appearing to respond directly to Fuengirola mayoress Mrs Mula's criticism, went on to claim there were 'more resources than ever and more police than ever' in the province of Malaga which Fuengirola is part of. Officers from an elite Spanish National Police Costa del Sol-based Anti-Drug and Organised Crime Unit UDYCO are heading the ongoing probe, although they are reporting to a local investigating judge coordinating the operation. Career criminal Monaghan, who fled Scotland for Spain after a failed attempt on his life outside a Glasgow primary school in 2017, was tried but acquitted over the murder of notorious Glasgow hood Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll at an Asda car park in 2010. In August 2017 he and Eddie Lyons Jr, both members of the Lyons Glasgow crime family, were cleared of being involved in a brutal street attack on three men outside the Campsie bar in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. The shooting in Spain comes amid a violent gang war that has ripped through Scotland since March said to have started over a fallout over drugs. Saturday night's gun murders follow the fatal shooting nearly six weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda a 15-minute drive from the Irish bar towards Marbella. He was shot dead around 8pm on April 21 in a professional hit as he headed back to his car after finishing a football match with friends. The killers fled in a getaway car that was later torched. Police are investigating the brutal assassination as a drug-related gang shooting but have yet to make any arrests. The victim has not been named but was known to come from Liverpool. Reports at the time described the incident as the fourth shooting so far that month on the Costa del Sol, where rival gangs have increasingly used extreme violence to settle scores and a number of international mafias are known to have a base. Four days before the Calahonda shooting a 34-year-old man was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella after being shot outside a nightclub in the famous Costa del Sol resort. Monaghans Fuengirola describes itself online as a place 'where you can relax and spend the day enjoying great home cooked meals on a sunny terrace and watch live sporting events.' It also bills itself as a 'family friendly sports bar and restaurant located in Torreblanca, Fuengirola opposite one of the area's most popular beaches.' Torreblanca is to the east of Fuengirola town centre and a stone's throw from an area called Los Boliches.
Daily Mail
12 hours ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Scotland braces for revenge attacks after Costa Del Sol assassinations: Gangs warn of more bloodshed on streets after double shooting 'linked to feud between warring clans'
Scotland is braced for a wave of revenge attacks after two major gangland kingpins were gunned down in a planned assassination on the Costa del Sol. Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr - senior figures from the feared Lyons gang - were shot dead by a masked gunman as they were watching Saturday's Champions League final at Monaghan's Irish pub in Fuengirola. After executing Lyons Jnr, 46, on the street outside, the killer ran in and cornered Monaghan, 43, before shooting him in the chest and stomach at close range. Monaghan - who is believed to have owned the pub - attempted to escape by running to the bathroom. But horrific CCTV broadcast on Spanish television shows him stumbling as he turns to face his killer, who calmly pulls the trigger four times. No one has claimed responsibility for the hit job - but the slayings come amid a vicious gang war in Scotland that has seen a wave of firebombings terrorise communities in Glasgow and Edinburgh. They are also feared to be the latest chapter in a bloody feud between the Lyons family and their bitter rivals, the Daniels, which has been ongoing for two decades. Monaghan was a suspect in the 2010 murder of Daniels member Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll outside an Asda in Robroyston, Glasgow. He was charged but the case was later dropped. In August 2017, Monaghan and Lyons Jr were cleared of being involved in a brutal street attack on three men outside the Campsie bar in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. Monaghan later fled to Spain after being shot in the shoulder while dropping his child off at a Glasgow primary school that same year. The Lyons, from the Milton housing scheme in North Glasgow, sparked the original war after allegedly stealing a £20,000 stash of cocaine belonging to the Daniels, from nearby Possil, during a party. Five years later, gunmen James McDonald and Raymond Anderson walked into Applerow Motors in Lambhill, north Glasgow - owned by David Lyons - and opened fire in retaliation. David's nephew Michael Lyons, 21, was killed, while Steven Lyons - Eddie Jnr's brother - was shot in the leg and back. Robert Pickett was left in a coma and lost a kidney. Scores of tit for tat shootings and killings have happened in the years since. Spanish police confirmed yesterday that they had yet to make any arrests over the murders of Monaghan and Lyons Jnr. 'The investigation is continuing into the fatal shooting of two men at a pub in Fuengirola, with nothing new at the moment,' a spokesperson said. Spanish police earlier pushed back on claims that a third person had been hurt and was in hospital. 'There is no record of another person or people being injured,' a spokesperson said. The wife of one of the victims witnessed the attack, according to Malaga-based news outlet Sur. The outlet did not say which man's partner it was. The gunman in understood to have fled on foot before rejoining an accomplice in a car who had driven him to the murder scene. Police have so far retraced part of their escape route to the old N-340 dual carriageway heading towards Benalmadena. Details on the getaway vehicle have not yet been released. Officers from an elite Spanish National Police Costa del Sol-based Anti-Drug and Organised Crime Unit UDYCO are heading the ongoing probe, although they are reporting to a local investigating judge coordinating the operation. Court officials are expected to confirm later today that a secrecy order has been placed on the investigation, preventing public officials from making any detailed public comment. Police have not made any arrests at the time of writing Such orders, called a 'secreto de sumario' in Spanish, are often placed on criminal probes especially in their infancy to protect investigations by limiting the number of people who have access to sensitive information. Some local reports cite witnesses in identifying the assassin as a 'blond man. Investigators are working on the theory that British nationals are behind the gangland killing, but detectives have not commented. The National Police has confirmed two men were killed but declined to name them. 'Around midnight on Saturday an incident with firearms occurred in Fuengirola, specifically at an entertainment venue along the seafront,' reads the only official statement to date. 'Two males died as a result from gunshot wounds. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.' A British woman answered the phone at the Irish bar, said to be owned by Ross Monaghan, yesterday morning but said she had been told by the police not to comment. Monaghans Fuengirola describes itself online as a place 'where you can relax and spend the day enjoying great home cooked meals on a sunny terrace and watch live sporting events.' It also bills itself as a 'family friendly sports bar and restaurant located in Torreblanca, Fuengirola opposite one of the area's most popular beaches.' Torreblanca is to the east of Fuengirola town centre and a stone's throw from an area called Los Boliches. Saturday night's gun murders follow the fatal shooting nearly six weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda a 15-minute drive from the Irish bar towards Marbella. He was shot dead around 8pm on April 21 in a professional hit as he headed back to his car after finishing a football match with friends. The killers fled in a getaway car that was later torched. Police are investigating the brutal assassination as a drug-related gang shooting but have yet to make any arrests. The victim has not been named but was known to come from Liverpool. Reports at the time described the incident as the fourth shooting so far that month on the Costa del Sol, where rival gangs have increasingly used extreme violence to settle scores and a number of international mafias are known to have a base. Four days before the Calahonda shooting a 34-year-old man was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella after being shot outside a nightclub in the famous Costa del Sol resort.
Scotsman
14 hours ago
- General
- Scotsman
Edinburgh crime: Police say ‘no suggestion' pub shootings linked to Edinburgh gang war
Police say there is 'no intelligence to suggest' a double shooting in Spain is linked to an ongoing gang war in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Sign up to the daily Crime UK newsletter. All the latest crime news and trials from across the UK. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scots Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were shot dead by a hooded gunman outside an Irish pub in Fuengirola on Saturday, May 31. It comes after a number of firebombings, shootings and assaults in Scotland's two biggest cities in recent months. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Since March, more than 40 arrests have been made as part of 'Operation Portaledge'. However, in a statement released on Tuesday (June 3), Police Scotland said there is nothing to suggest that the deaths were connected with ongoing gang violence in Scotland, adding that speculation linking the events is 'not helpful' to ongoing investigations. The statement read: 'The investigation into the fatal shootings in Fuengirola is being carried out by Spanish police. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Police Scotland is supporting Spanish police where requested, however, at this time we have no officers deployed within Spain. 'There is currently no intelligence to suggest the deaths of these two men in Spain are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge. 'Any misinformation or speculation linking the events in Spain are not helpful to the ongoing investigations in either country. 'There is also nothing to suggest that the shooting in Fuengirola was planned from within Scotland.'
The Sun
16 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
Firebombings, cocaine scams & a crazed football ultra – astonishing inside story of Brit crime war rocking Costa del Sol
WITH its two-for-one cocktail deals, karaoke nights and football screens plastered over every wall, Monaghans wouldn't stand out from any other Irish bar found up and down the Costa del Sol. That was until a chilling bloodbath played out on Saturday evening, as two of Britain's most notorious gangsters were brutally executed in full public view by a masked hitman. 14 14 14 Holidaymakers enjoying a stroll in the sunny beach paradise of Fuengirola, Spain, watched on in horror as the gunman stormed into the pub and ambushed owner Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46. The shocking scenes are believed to be the latest escalation of a brutal feud between two leading Scottish crime families - the Daniels and the Lyons - that insiders now fear could turn into all-out-war. The last few months have seen cars, homes, and businesses across the country torched in a wave of attacks that, until now, had not seen any deaths. No suspects have been arrested so far, but it's thought the double assasination was ordered by members of the Daniel mob and allies of caged Edinburgh cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson. And with retaliation a near certainty, it is feared that allies of the murdered pair are already flying out to seek retribution. As one onlooker who witnessed the horrific scenes in Spain over the weekend told The Sun: 'I've already heard that there are people coming over on the plane this morning from Scotland to enact revenge. 'They weren't hiding who they were - using their real names, no bodyguards. So it's almost as if they've gotten complacent. 'You can see a darkness - something bad behind their eyes.' Both Monaghan and Lyons Jnr were top members of Glasgow's Lyons mob, two-decades long rivals of the Daniels. Monaghan fled Scotland for Spain after a failed attempt on his life outside a Glasgow primary school in 2017. Horror moment Scots gangster Ross Monaghan is shot dead by hitman at Spanish pub as staff & punters flee in terror But both the Daniels and Richardson gangs have over the last few months faced attacks ordered by a new mobster on the block, known as 'Miami', determined to establish himself as a force to be feared. Meanwhile, Spain-based Lyons associates have acted as middle men and recruited foot soldiers on the ground. The bloody feud began with a drug deal gone wrong involving Ross 'Miami' McGill, a Rangers ultra turned organised crime boss, currently living a life of luxury in Dubai. McGill was a long-time ringleader of the Union Bears, the club's most hardcore group of fans. Dozens of snaps show the Scotsman leading chants from the stands of the Ibrox stadium and he was even given a send-off by then-manager Steven Gerrard when he stepped away from the leadership role in 2021. By then, however, McGill was on the police's radar and soon moved to Dubai after skipping court on drug-dealing allegations. It is from there that he is believed to have been directing a wave of attacks across those who crossed him. 'When EncroChat was cracked, many senior members of organised crime were detained in prisons up and down the country,' explains Graeme Pearson, former director of the Scottish Crime and Drug Agency. EncroChat was a communications tool widely used by organised crime to talk in secret. Its infiltration by police and crime agencies led to hundreds of arrests across the UK and Europe. 'The next generation of would-be gangsters stepped into that void and decided that they were going to be the top kids going forward,' Graeme says. 'It left something of a vacuum at a top level for somebody like McGill to step into the frame.' 'All hell broke loose' He continues: 'All hell broke loose in February. It became evident there'd been a fallout, allegedly about the theft of half a million pounds worth of drugs. 'Ross McGill came onto the scene, but being a new face, the gang took advantage of him, and he was paid with counterfeit money.' Having been done over for £500,000, the mobster is said to have wasted little time before enacting revenge. 14 In McGill's crosshairs were allies of Edinburgh-based cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson, currently being held in isolation at HMP Low Moss. Calling themselves Tamu Junto (TMJ) - Portuguese for 'We're in this together' - the footsoldiers targeted homes and businesses belonging to those linked to Richardson and the Daniels. The shameless group have even been posting sinister, slick videos set to music proudly showing off the trail of destruction they've left. One clip made in April showed the aftermath of a firebomb attack on a garage linked to the son of the late Jamie Daniel, while a house in Edinburgh was also torched. In the video, they warn: 'We are urging everyone in Scotland on the streets and those incarcerated to join us in the fight against Mark Richardson and the Daniels family. 'These rats have been thieving for a long time. 'It's time for people to stand together as one and remove this vermin from the streets.' Earlier in May, the home owned by Kelly 'Bo' Green, daughter of late crime kingpin Jamie Daniel and ex-partner of slain gangster Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll was torched, leaving scorch marks around the exterior. Even more shockingly, a 12-year-old boy and 72-year-old woman were battered after being found in a property linked to the Daniel family. A trio of thugs armed with knives and machetes also stormed a car repair firm in East Kilbride run by convicted heroin dealer Robert Daniel, 50. 14 It is believed that the Lyons mobsters based in the Costa del Sol proved crucial in helping McGill identify targets and recruit foot soldiers for his war of revenge, with boss Steven Lyons, 44, thought to live there. 'The TMJ is a very new development. The authorities haven't recognised it yet,' says Pearson. 'But there is a street acceptance that they operate at the behest of McGill. 'So when McGill erupted onto the scene, it seemed a marriage of convenience for the Lyons family to connect up with the new kid on the block.' There is currently no extradition treaty between the UK and Dubai. As such, thugs like McGill are essentially untouchable, able to live a life of luxury with their ill-gotten millions. 14 The vicious mob recently refuted reports that McGill had called for the violence to be halted. 'We have terrorised you since March and we will continue to do so,' they said in a post on social media only the day before Monaghan and Lyons were shot. 'Despite false claims in the media, TMJ will continue to target anyone associated with the Daniel family or Mark Richardson. 'We aren't going away - we will continue to target you. 'We have no rules, we have no limits. 'We are coming for you.' It's thought that more than 100 mafia-like groups could be operating on the Costa del Sol, which is less than an hour's drive away from the port of Algeciras, one of Europe's main points of entry for cocaine. The expiration of an extradition agreement between the UK and Spain in 1978 made the region especially popular among British gangsters. Charlie Wilson, part of the Great Train Robbery, was one of them - before he was shot dead in 1990 at his villa in Marbella. There was also the crook and nightclub owner Ronnie Knight, and Krays associate Freddie Foreman. Meanwhile, plenty of lesser-known Brit gangsters have met a grizzly end on this part of the Spanish coastline. That includes Scott Bradfield, whose limbs were found crammed into a suitcase back in 2002, and 39-year-old Sean Hercules from Leeds, who died following a shootout with police in 2018. Wave of violence Police Scotland have so far made more than 40 arrests as part of Operation Portaledge, which was launched in response to the escalating violence. Scotland's top cop Jo Farrell said the force is determined to create 'a hostile environment' for gangsters involved in the violence. Underworld figures have claimed that McGill rejected an offer of peace talks with top mob boss Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel, 45. An insider said: 'Bonzo has reached out a few times looking to call for peace. 'But the Dubai guy has made it clear he is not interested.' McGill and the Lyon clan also have a trick up their sleeve - an alliance formed between the slain Monaghan and the notorious Kinahan crime cartel from Ireland. 14 It is believed that Monaghan was key in building the friendship after he boldly approached arch-boss Daniel Kinahan several years ago. As allies of the slain gangsters plot revenge, their alliance with the Irish gangsters could prove crucial in gaining an upper hand against their Scottish rivals once and for all. Meanwhile, the ambitious McGill is also likely to not let Saturday's dramatic violence deter him from waging war on his rivals. And with carnage all but guaranteed, the Costa del Sol may find itself the sunny backdrop to a very bloody game of revenge.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
'No intelligence to suggest' double shooting in Spain is linked to gang feud in Scotland
Police have said there is "no intelligence to suggest" a double shooting in Spain is linked to recent criminal attacks in Scotland. Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were outside an Irish pub in Fuengirola on Saturday. The incident comes following a across the west and east coast of Scotland in recent months. More than 30 arrests have been made as part of Police Scotland's Operation Portaledge. In response to the deaths of Mr Lyons and Mr Monaghan, the force said an investigation is being carried out by Spanish police. A Police spokesperson added: "Police Scotland is supporting Spanish police where requested, however, at this time we have no officers deployed within Spain. "There is currently no intelligence to suggest the deaths of these two men in Spain are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge. "Any misinformation or speculation linking the events in Spain are not helpful to the ongoing investigations in either country. "There is also nothing to suggest that the shooting in Fuengirola was planned from within Scotland." The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said it is providing support to the men's families and are in contact with the local authorities. Read more from Sky News: A spokesperson for the Spanish National Police told Sky News that two men had been killed but would not confirm further details on the victims. Meanwhile, the investigation continues. The double shooting occurred outside Monaghans bar on Saturday evening, which had been screening the UEFA Champions League final. According to newspaper Sur in English, a hooded attacker got out of a car and opened fire. One of the men was reportedly shot point-blank in the chest, while the second victim was shot in the chest and abdomen while attempting to flee and later died at the scene. The newspaper added that the wife of one of the men reportedly escaped unscathed. The gunman then fled on foot. It is believed he met up with his accomplice and they continued to escape by car. The attack is one of several shootings to have taken place in the Costa del Sol region this year, according to reports in Spain.
