{"id":49232,"date":"2025-04-25T11:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/49232\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T11:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:22:15","slug":"cops-fight-back-in-gang-war-as-8-arrested-amid-attempted-murder-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/49232\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops fight back in gang war as 8 arrested amid attempted murder bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

A total of 20 arrests have now been made by police as they try and tackle the growing gangland turf war which started in Edinburgh and spread to Glasgow.<\/p>\n

11:01, 25 Apr 2025Updated 11:29, 25 Apr 2025<\/p>\n

\"TwoTwo properties were targeted in Bishopbriggs. (Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n

Eight people have been charged in connection with various offences as Scotland\u2019s most volatile gangland feud<\/a> rages on.<\/p>\n

A total of 20 arrests have now been made by police as they try and tackle the growing gangland turf war which started in Edinburgh and spread to Glasgow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday evening a 16-year-old male youth and a 20-year-old man were arrested and charged in connection with five incidents of attempted murder and one of culpable and reckless fire-raising. This follows a series of fire-raisings that have taken place across Glasgow in recent weeks. Both are due to appear in Glasgow Sheriff Court<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, officers<\/a> executed warrants at two properties in South Queensferry. Firearms were seized from both addresses. Two men, aged 36 and 38, have been arrested and charged in connection with firearms offences. Both men are due to appear in Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday.<\/p>\n

These are in addition to four other arrests across the country in recent days.<\/p>\n

\"PropertiesProperties have been torched across the country <\/p>\n

Shortly after 2.35am on Saturday, April 19, a vehicle failed to stop for officers in the Robroyston area of Glasgow following disruption activity. The car then left the scene before being abandoned on an off-road track near to Chryston a short time later. Two men, aged 23 and 24, were arrested and charged in connection with conspiracy and a number of road traffic offences, all related to serious and organised crime. Both appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, a 38-year-old man was arrested and charged in Edinburgh in connection with reset of a stolen vehicle, theft of fuel, road traffic offences, culpable and reckless behaviour and being in possession of weapons. He was due to appear in Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday.<\/p>\n

A 16-year-old male was also arrested and charged with reset of a stolen vehicle and culpable and reckless behaviour. He was due to appear in Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The arrests<\/a> are said to be linked to the turf war spreading from Edinburgh to Glasgow with cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson among the key players.<\/p>\n

Sources say trouble flared between the rival factions after hoods linked to the caged mobster<\/a> were accused of stealing a stash of cocaine worth \u00a3500,000 linked to a Mr Big. It’s understood the Glasgow mob boss, now based in Dubai, launched a new crime syndicate and began to flood Scotland with imported gear.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week<\/a> an underworld source<\/a> said the hood, who has masterminded a series of attacks on his rivals in recent weeks, was now offering a \u00a3100k bounty for the heads of his top targets.<\/p>\n

His hit-list includes some of the most feared crime clan members in the country, including the families and closest associates of arch enemies Richardson and Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel.<\/a><\/p>\n

Officers say a dedicated team from our Specialist Crime Division is working alongside divisional officers to gather hundreds of pieces of evidence and build solid cases against those responsible for these targeted attacks.<\/p>\n

\"MarkMark Richardson<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, local officers have been carrying out intelligence-led patrols to disrupt the activities of criminals and build reassurance in our communities.<\/p>\n

Detective Chief Superintendent David Ferry said: “The arrests over the past week highlight the ongoing work that officers have been doing to target those responsible for these attacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we believe these incidents are linked to rival groups who are targeting each other, I want to make it clear this violence will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n

“As well as carrying out these days of action and disruption activities, there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes, including exploring forensic opportunities and analysis of digital devices.<\/p>\n

“While this may not be as visible, please be assured we are working tirelessly to build cases and are following a number of significant lines of enquiry.<\/p>\n

“We have had a good response to our appeals and I want to thank the public for their help and information so far.<\/p>\n

\"StevenSteven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel(Image: Sunday Mail)<\/p>\n

“The support of our communities is absolutely vital when it comes to tackling serious organised crime, preventing violence and getting justice for victims. Your information really can make a difference.<\/p>\n

“If you know anything about who is responsible for these dangerous and abhorrent acts, please do the right thing and speak to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The arrests are related to wilful fire-raising incidents<\/a> on Wellington Road, Colston Drive and John Marshall Drive in Bishopbriggs, as well as incidents on Meadow Court in Stepps and Gala Street and Ashgill Road in Glasgow this month.<\/p>\n

Police say they have poured over 3000 hours of CCTV footage, 12 stolen vehicles have been recovered, around 2000 moving vehicle checks have been made, over 260 vehicles have stopped, 350 addresses have been checked daily and 23 people have been stopped and searched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A total of 20 arrests have now been made by police as they try and tackle the growing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[30,1102,918,12,18681,530,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-49232","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-courts","10":"tag-edinburgh","11":"tag-glasgow","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-organised-crime","14":"tag-police-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114398346947972355","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}