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Daily Mail
9 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Family of drug kingpin gunned down in Costa Del Sol pub say notorious rival gang are NOT responsible for killings as fears grow over 'revenge' attacks
The family of a drug kingpin murdered in a double shooting have spoken out to say their notorious gang rivals are not responsible, according to a bombshell new report. Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, were shot dead by a masked gunman while they were watching Saturday's Champions League final at an Irish pub on the Costa del Sol. Both men are senior figures in the Glasgow-based Lyons gang, and the incident prompted fears that their deadly rivals, the Daniels, were behind the hit. The two crime families have been locked in a bloody feud that has seen a series of tit-for-tat killings over more than two decades. Saturday's hit also coincides with an ongoing gang war in Edinburgh and Glasgow that has seen scores of firebombings and beatings - apparently targeting the Daniels and their associate, Mark Richardson. However, Police Scotland said in a statement earlier this week that there was 'no evidence' the Spain shootings had been ordered in Scotland or were linked to the recent unrest there. And now, a relative of Monaghan has appeared to absolve the Daniels of any blame for his and Lyons Jnr's deaths - suggesting gang rivals based abroad could be responsible. 'The one thing people need to know is the Daniels are not behind this,' The Sun reported one of Monaghan's relatives as saying. 'There are other theories about who is behind it, but the one thing we know for sure is it's got nothing to do with the Daniels or Mark Richardson.' Lyons Jnr's death came just weeks after his teenage daughter died from an illness, the relative revealed. Spanish police continue to hunt the gunman responsible for Saturday's shootings. After executing Lyons Jnr on the street outside, the killer ran in and cornered Monaghan before shooting him in the chest and stomach at close range. Monaghan - who is believed to have owned the pub, named Monaghans - tried to escape by running to the bathroom. But horrific CCTV shows him stumbling as he turns to face his killer, who calmly pulls the trigger four times. It comes at a time of high tension in Edinburgh and Glasgow, which have seen dozens of violent incidents linked to an ongoing gang dispute. Reports have suggested the war erupted after Richardson's associates stole a £500,000 stash of cocaine from an ambitious Dubai-based kingpin known as Ross 'Miami' McGill. The Lyons are now said to be supporting McGill in his war on Richardson and his close associate Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel. The dispute has even made its way onto social media, where one video showed a series of attacks on targets associated with Mark Richardson to the tune of Martha Reeves' and the Vandellas hit 'Nowhere to run'. Numerous reports have suggested the Costa del Sol shootings are directly linked to the ongoing unrest in Edinburgh and Glasgow. But this has been denied by police, who said there is 'no intelligence to suggest' this was the case. A Police Scotland 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.' Today's intervention by the Monaghan family suggests the Daniels are wary of being blamed for Saturday's killings. Their long-lasting war with the Lyons reportedly began when Lyons associates allegedly stole a £20,000 cocaine stash belonging to them. 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. Dozens of tit for tat shootings and killings have happened in the years since. Monaghan himself was a suspect in the 2010 murder of Daniels member Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll in the car park of a Glasgow Asda. He was charged over the shooting 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. Monaghans, the pub where Saturday's shooting happened, 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 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 disputes 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.
Malay Mail
5 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
IGP: Police probing Indian drug kingpin's links and visits after deportation, to root out possible drug syndicate here
KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 – Federal police said today they are investigating the movements of an Indian drug kingpin arrested at a hotel here and deported to India last month, amid concerns he was setting up a smuggling network. New Straits Times quoted Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain saying that the suspect — which has been identified by Indian press — holds a background in criminal psychology and studied film and television in London. 'We are looking into everyone he met, all the locations he went to and exactly what he planned to do in Malaysia. 'We are not taking any chances. We do not want foreigners coming to Malaysia and setting up drug networks or conducting drug deals on our soil,' he reportedly said. Razarudin said intelligence indicated the suspect had been running a drug cartel from outside his home country. 'Through the Bukit Aman Narcotic Crime Investigation Department, we will liaise with our counterparts in India to exchange information and determine just how vast his operations were,' he added. Yesterday, Razarudin said the 30-year-old man was arrested by a team from the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department together with the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department when he was located in a hotel room at 1.35 am on May 27. The suspect, who was listed as a wanted individual or fugitive by the Indian government, was deported to his country on a flight at 6.54 pm the same day. The 'Indian Express' newspaper reportedon May 28 that the drug kingpin of an international drug syndicate was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau of India after being extradited from Malaysia. The international syndicate led by the man is believed to be carrying out drug smuggling worth 1,128 crore (RM635 million) including cocaine and marijuana obtained from the United States through cargo shipments.
Malay Mail
5 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
IGP: Indian drug kingpin hiding in KL hotel arrested, deported after joint Bukit Aman operation
KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Police have arrested an Indian national suspected of being the notorious drug kingpin of a transnational syndicate who is wanted by his country's government while hiding in a hotel in the capital here on May 13. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the 30-year-old man was arrested by a team from the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ) together with the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) when he was located in a hotel room at 1.35 am. He said checks found that the man was believed to have been in the country since early this year on a tourist pass. 'Further investigations found that the man had no involvement in drug trafficking activities in Malaysia. 'However, further action and intelligence are being actively carried out by the JSJN to identify if the man has a network or is involved in secret society activities in Malaysia,' he said when contacted here yesterday. Following that, Razarudin said the foreign national, who was listed as a wanted individual or fugitive by the Indian government, was deported to his country on a flight at 6.54 pm on Tuesday (May 27). The 'Indian Express' newspaper reported earlier (on May 28) that the drug kingpin of an international drug syndicate was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India after being extradited from Malaysia. The international syndicate led by the man is believed to be carrying out drug smuggling worth 1,128 crore (RM635 million) including cocaine and marijuana obtained from the United States through cargo shipments. — Bernama
Daily Mail
10-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Why Trump is now deporting Iraq War veteran with American father who held green card for years
An Iraq war veteran who has lived in the United States for nearly 30 years could be deported in a matter of months because he's a former drug kingpin. Marlon Parris, who has been in ICE custody since January, was born in Trinidad and Tobago before he was brought to the US in 1997 as a child by his father, who is a naturalized US citizen. After Parris served two tours in Iraq, he got involved in an elaborate cross-country cocaine smuggling scheme. He and 13 other defendants were charged with using private jets to transport huge amounts of cocaine from the Los Angeles area to Baltimore, Maryland. Parris and another man would travel on chartered flights with the cocaine, deliver it to distributors in Baltimore and then return to Los Angeles with the money from the drug deals, according to court records. Parris pleaded guilty and served nearly six years in federal prison. He was let out in January 2017 on supervised release. At this time he had a green card, which he renewed in 2007 and 2017, according to AZCentral. As part of his release back into society, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent him a letter informing him that the government would not deport him over his conviction. The first hiccup in his legal status came in 2023, when his green card was taken away from him by US Customs officials after he took a vacation and reentered the country with his wife, Tanisha Hartwell-Parris, an American citizen. It is unclear if the removal of Parris' green card was related to his prior drug offenses. He was working with an immigration attorney to try to get the document back when he was arrested by ICE on January 22, two days after President Donald Trump was inaugurated. ICE agents took him into custody near his home in Laveen and transported him to Florence Correctional Center, where he has remained for over four months. At a May 9 hearing at the Florence Immigration Court, Judge Frank Travieso said he was sympathetic to Parris' case but ruled that the government had enough evidence to deport him. Parris' attorney, Douglas Kouffie, filed motions objecting to the government's evidence, arguing it had lacked the proper certifications and had been submitted late. Kouffie also brought up the legal doctrine of equitable estoppel, essentially claiming that Parris had been treated unfairly by the federal government after it explicitly told him he could stay in the country. Travieso said that as an immigration judge, he did not have the power to act on the equitable estoppel argument, instead implying that Parris should pursue alternative legal means outside of immigration court. The next court date is August 11, where Parris will be allowed to submit evidence arguing against his deportation, while the government will make the case for his removal. Hartwell-Parris told AZCentral that she'll continue fighting for her husband to stay in the country. She also said his hair has grown much grayer in the months of detention he's faced. In an interview with CNN, Hartwell-Parris said that twice a week, she gets up at 4am and drives to the detention center to visit him. That's as often as she's allowed to see him, and even when she does see him, they are separated by glass and must communicate by phone. 'It's been hard, for sure, to have to even adjust to life without him here,' she said. 'But I just, I try to thank God for just the little time that I am able to see him those two times a week.' It's not entirely clear why ICE has zeroed in on Parris, but Trump did say on the campaign trail that he would make deporting criminals a priority. Parris was convicted for his role in a drug ring that was broken up by law enforcement nearly 15 years ago. He finished serving his time in prison for that crime over eight years ago. According to the indictment, Parris flew on a private jet from Los Angeles to Baltimore with 118 kilograms of cocaine on October 1, 2010. That cocaine was delivered to three separate buyers. In a separate incident on October 7, 2010, Parris was traveling with $240,060 in cash in a suitcase. When police at Phoenix International Airport stopped him, he claimed the money was going to be used to buy himself 'an Aston Martin sports car,' according to the federal indictment. Incredibly, Parris was let go, but police seized the money. Every member of the criminal conspiracy was charged about a month later.
