A VAN linked to a crony of Mark Richardson was torched last night in the latest attack in the gang war raging across Scotland.
The motor is owned by a firm linked to Paddy Beatson, a well-known ally of the caged cocaine kingpin.
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Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie
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Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie
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Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie
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Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie
The charred wreckage of the company vehicle was left parked on the street after the attack outside a separate home on Peacocktail Close in Edinburgh.
Beatson has previously been targeted in alleged attacks around the underworld feud.
As the war first started raging, three gunshots were allegedly fired into his home in Niddrie in March, as a Dubai-based Mr Big started targeting people linked to Richardson.
We previously revealed how the gangsters waging war on Richardson and his allies in the feared Daniel crime clan in Glasgow had hired a hitman hunt down their enemies in Richardson’s crew, with Beatson reportedly lying low in the capital.
The Dubai-based gangster, a former Union Bears ultra known as “Miami”, has been waging war on the underworld groups after claims Richardson’s crew used fake cash in a £500k cocaine deal.
The violence has spiralled into a shocking series of alleged attacks where homes have been shot at, smashed up and firebombed.
A mysterious group known as Tamo Junto, or TMJ2025, has been targeting the homes linked to the Daniel family, and have even threatened to “exterminate” the feared Glasgow crime clan.
So far dozens of people, including teenagers, have been arrested, charged and appeared in court for their alleged roles in the gang violence sweeping Scotland’s streets.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “About 7.05pm on Friday, 16 May, 2025, we were called to a report of a van on fire in Peacocktail Close, Edinburgh.
“Emergency services attended and the fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
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“There were no reports of injuries.
“The fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.”