COPS have sealed off a city street amid fears gun shots were fired at a property linked to a turf-war hood, we can reveal.
Sources say the home in Edinburgh is tied to an associate of caged crime kingpin Mark Richardson, 38, and is the latest attack by thugs working for Dubai-based mob boss Ross ‘Miami’ McGill.
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Police sealed off Walter Scott Avenue in Edinburgh amid an ongoing probe
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Officers were seen arriving in the city centre street with blue lights flashing
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Walter Scott Avenue has been cordoned off as cops probe an alleged firearms incident
It’s understood cops working under Police Scotland’s Operation Portaledge are probing the latest terrifying incident linked to Scotland’s ongoing gangland violence.
It’s claimed an armed maniac pounced outside a property in the city’s Walter Scott Avenue in the latest sinister assault.
And underworld insiders have claimed the house is connected to a slashing victim who was cut across the face in March by hoods who tracked him down in Thailand.
We earlier told how the man had fled to Bangkok in the wake of a dodgy drug deal that sparked the ongoing waves of violence.
Locals told of seeing police race into the street this afternoon before the area was sealed off amid dramatic scenes.
Uniformed cops stood guard at a cordon as officers homed in on a property as stunned residents looked on.
An eye witness said: “The place was all quiet and then all of a sudden cop cars came tearing round the corner with their blue lights flashing.
“They’ve locked down the street and seem to be paying close attention to one property in particular but I’ve no idea what it’s all about.
“Everyone is aware of the ongoing violence linked to gangs in the city and the fear is it’s connected to that.”
Another resident said they thought they had heard noises consistent with a gun attack.
They said: “I thought I heard something that sounded like shots last night.”
We told how former Union Bear McGill, 31, has been named by underworld sources as the kingpin behind a mystery crime group known as Tamo Junto.
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They have claimed responsibility for orchestrating a string of firebomb attacks and violent assaults on Richardson associates and members of Glasgow’s notorious Daniel crime family.
Police have so far arrested more than 40 people as part of a huge probe into the carnage that’s been sweeping across our two biggest cities since March.
We told how a horrifying image emerged showing a man’s right cheek having been cut wide open after he was tracked down in the South East Asian country.
Sources say he was suspected by McGill as having been part of the Richardson-linked crew who used fake notes to rip him off in a £500,000 cocaine deal.
An insider revealed at the time: “He is one of Richardson’s associates and he left the country to get out of the way until the dust settles.
“But this mob managed to find him and left him scarred for life after a guy slashed him across the face with a blade.
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Associates of Edinburgh crime kingpin Mark Richardson have been targetedCredit: The Scottish Sun
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Ross ‘Miami’ McGill is said to be driving a gang war from his Dubai base
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Officers guarding Roseburn Path earlier this week when a gun was found
“They will stop at nothing to get the message across to Richardson and his crew that nobody is safe.”
We told on Monday how brazen mobsters torched the cars of rival gang members as Scotland’s brutal turf war showed no signs of slowing down.
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Police Scotland have been approached for comment.