{"id":110710,"date":"2025-05-18T03:44:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T03:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/110710\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T03:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T03:44:15","slug":"scots-turf-battle-rages-on-as-caged-cocaine-kingpins-crony-targeted-in-latest-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/110710\/","title":{"rendered":"Scots turf battle rages on as caged cocaine kingpin&#8217;s crony targeted in latest attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A VAN linked to a crony of Mark Richardson was torched last night in the latest attack in the gang war raging across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The motor is owned by a firm linked to Paddy Beatson, a well-known ally of the caged cocaine kingpin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Burned-out van next to a firetruck.\" height=\"364\" width=\"640\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/van-torched-gang-attack-niddrie-995544827.jpg\" data-caption=\"Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/van-torched-gang-attack-niddrie-995544827.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Firefighters and police officers at the scene of a torched van.\" height=\"364\" width=\"640\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/van-torched-gang-attack-niddrie-995544826.jpg\" data-caption=\"Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/van-torched-gang-attack-niddrie-995544826.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Torched van at a crime scene in Niddrie.\" height=\"364\" width=\"640\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/van-torched-gang-attack-niddrie-995544813.jpg\" data-caption=\"Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/van-torched-gang-attack-niddrie-995544813.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police car at the scene of a torched van.\" height=\"364\" width=\"640\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/van-torched-gang-attack-niddrie-995544792.jpg\" data-caption=\"Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/van-torched-gang-attack-niddrie-995544792.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Van torched during gang attack in Niddrie<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Beatson has previously been targeted in alleged attacks around the underworld feud.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>We previously revealed how the gangsters waging war on Richardson and his allies in the feared Daniel crime clan in Glasgow had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14707627\/scots-gangsters-waging-war-mark-richardson-hitman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hired a hitman hunt down their enemies in Richardson\u2019s crew<\/a>, with Beatson reportedly lying low in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>The Dubai-based gangster, a former Union Bears ultra known as \u201cMiami\u201d, has been waging war on the underworld groups after claims Richardson\u2019s crew used fake cash in a \u00a3500k cocaine deal.<\/p>\n<p>The violence has spiralled into a shocking series of alleged attacks where homes have been shot at, smashed up and firebombed.<\/p>\n<p>A mysterious group known as Tamo Junto, or TMJ2025, has been targeting the homes linked to the Daniel family, and have even threatened to \u201cexterminate\u201d the feared Glasgow crime clan.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s streets.<\/p>\n<p>A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAbout 7.05pm on Friday, 16 May, 2025, we were called to a report of a van on fire in Peacocktail Close, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmergency services attended and the fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. <\/p>\n<p>Police start huge crackdown against county lines gangs ruining teenage lives<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were no reports of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fire is being treated as wilful and enquiries are ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A VAN linked to a crony of Mark Richardson was torched last night in the latest attack 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