{"id":182079,"date":"2025-06-13T21:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T21:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/182079\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T21:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T21:22:15","slug":"home-of-gangster-who-sparked-scotlands-violent-drug-war-shot-at-in-chilling-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/182079\/","title":{"rendered":"Home of gangster who sparked Scotland&#8217;s violent drug war &#8220;shot at&#8221; in chilling warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A firearm was discharged at a home owned by the hood who set up the \u00a3500k cocaine deal to rip off Dubai-based Mr Big Ross McGill with a payment of fake notes.<\/p>\n<p>17:45, 13 Jun 2025Updated 18:20, 13 Jun 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JS372347559.jpg\" alt=\"Windows at the property were shot at on Thursday night\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Windows at the property were shot at on Thursday night(Image: REACH PLC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The home of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangster-who-sparked-scotlands-violent-35312468\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"a gangster who sparked Scotland\u2019s violent turf warLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">a gangster who sparked Scotland\u2019s violent turf war<\/a> has been &#8220;shot at&#8221; in chilling warning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A firearm was discharged at the family home of the hood who set up the \u00a3500k cocaine deal to rip off Dubai-based Mr Big Ross McGill with a payment of fake notes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It&#8217;s understood the man, who we cannot name for legal reasons, has since fled to the Middle East &#8211; and a source close to McGill&#8217;s henchmen Tamo Junto (TMJ) claims this is a warning for him never to come home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Record previously told how the gangster, who <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/cops-hunting-gang-four-after-35313282\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">arranged<\/a> the meeting with McGill for associates of Edinburgh mob boss Mark Richardson earlier this year, was slashed in the face during an attack in May.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JS370901925.jpg\" alt=\"Blood seeps from the wound after the man was slashed in Thailand. \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Blood seeps from the wound after the man was slashed in Thailand last month<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Since the meeting furious McGill has ordered a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-enforcers-slam-reports-truce-35312256\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of terrifying revenge attacks on Richardson and his close associates, Glasgow\u2019s Daniel crime clan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The underworld source claimed McGill&#8217;s men are responsible for the recent attack on his home as they issued a chilling threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">They said: \u201cHis home being shot at is a warning for him not to return home to Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;He is hard to miss with that scar on his face and he thinks he is safe in the United Arab Emirates, but the TMJ lads won\u2019t ever forget he is the one who started all of this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cSetting up the deal that ripped off McGill is the worst decision he has ever made and the guy is going to have to watch over his back for the rest of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We previously told how gangland enforcers shared a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-crime-clans-call-truce-35307336\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">sickening<\/a> image of the man after he was brutally attacked.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_JS370901936.jpg\" alt=\"The man was abducted from the street and brutally slashed across the face. \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The man was abducted from the street and brutally slashed across the face<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A source close McGill&#8217;s henchmen, Tamo Junto (TMJ), <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/uk-world-news\/kool--gang-singer-michael-35302550\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> the group tracked the drug deal middleman down to a bolthole in Thailand to carry out the vicious blade attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The source said: \u201cMcGill got the guy who <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-enforcers-slam-reports-truce-35312256\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">arranged<\/a> the deal kidnapped and brought to one of his men who slashed him right across the face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cHe was never going to get away with it. McGill has <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/four-men-court-over-firebombing-35288668\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">built<\/a> up a massive network of connections who are more than willing to help him out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe middleman is lucky he wasn\u2019t <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-enforcers-slam-reports-truce-35312256\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">killed<\/a>, but McGill was already planning a bigger retaliation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cHe is going to bring down the entire Richardson <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/uk-world-news\/kool--gang-singer-michael-35302550\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">crew<\/a> and everyone associated with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWhat you are seeing playing out on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-feud-timeline-key-incidents-35307634\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">streets<\/a> of Scotland now is the result of people thinking McGill is a soft touch and that they could rip him off and get away with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3_JS368366466.jpg\" alt=\"Ross McGill is the former Union Bears capo\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>An image of Dubai-based player Ross McGill was released by rivals online<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The war broke out in March when a number of homes and businesses linked to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-enforcers-slam-reports-truce-35312256\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Richardson<\/a> were targeted in the capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The violence spread to Glasgow in April after a carpet and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/four-men-court-over-firebombing-35288668\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">flooring<\/a> unit owned by Daniel enforcer Craig \u201cRob Roy\u201d Gallagher was torched in Bishopbriggs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In an attack in the Milton area of the city, a female pensioner and 12-year-old boy were injured after hoods stormed their home looking for a high-ranking <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-feud-timeline-key-incidents-35307634\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a> of the Daniel family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">McGill\u2019s men went on to target the home of Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel, as well as the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/rangers-takeover-completed-49ers-sweep-35309732\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">properties<\/a> of his mum Annette, uncle Norman and sister Kelly \u2018Bo\u2019 Green.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Two men were then attacked with a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-enforcers-slam-reports-truce-35312256\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">machete<\/a> at a garage owned by Robert Daniel in East Kilbride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We previously told how McGill was being fed information about the Daniel clan\u2019s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/gangland-feud-timeline-key-incidents-35307634\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">movements<\/a> by their arch enemies, the Lyons family.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749849735_914_0_TNP_SDR_160217_lyons_12JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr were both gunned down at the bar in Spain\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr were both gunned down at the bar in Spain(Image: Daily Record)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But mob boss Stevie Lyons removed himself from the feud amidst a police <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/four-men-court-over-firebombing-35288668\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">crackdown<\/a> on the violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Key Lyons clan lieutenants Eddie Lyons Jnr and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/authors\/rory-cassidy\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Ross MonaghanLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ross Monaghan<\/a> were then assassinated outside Monaghan&#8217;s bar in Fuengirola on Saturday, May 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cOfficers are carrying out enquiries after a window was damaged at a property on Walter Scott Avenue, Edinburgh, which was discovered on Friday, 13 June, 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