{"id":63620,"date":"2025-04-30T18:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63620\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T18:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:37:14","slug":"van-firebombed-in-crime-clans-glasgow-territory-as-scottish-gang-war-reignites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63620\/","title":{"rendered":"Van firebombed in crime clan&#8217;s Glasgow territory as Scottish gang war &#8216;reignites&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A VAN believed to be linked to the Daniel crime family has been torched as Scotland\u2019s raging gangland turf war erupted again, sources claim.<\/p>\n<p>The motor was set alight in another late night blitz by marauding thugs said to be linked to rivals of the notorious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a> crew and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/edinburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh<\/a> mob boss Mark Richardson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Burnt-out van on a city street.\" height=\"829\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30-04-news-pic-burnt-991015966.jpg\" data-caption=\"A burnt-out van was torched in Glasgow amid claims it's linked to the ongoing turf war.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30-04-news-pic-burnt-991015966.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>A burnt-out van was torched in Glasgow amid claims it&#8217;s linked to the ongoing turf war.<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Burnt-out van on a residential street.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30-04-news-pic-burnt-991015940.jpg\" data-caption=\"Locals raised the alarm, i n the early hours of Wednesday as the blaze took hold.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30-04-news-pic-burnt-991015940.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Locals raised the alarm, i n the early hours of Wednesday as the blaze took hold.<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Mark Richardson, a drug dealer.\" height=\"960\" width=\"700\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2014-drug-dealer-mark-richardson-102751776_e8046f.jpg\" data-caption=\"Rivals have set their sights on associates of caged crime boss Mark Richardson.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2014-drug-dealer-mark-richardson-102751776_e8046f.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Rivals have set their sights on associates of caged crime boss Mark Richardson.<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steven &quot;Bonzo&quot; Daniel, a member of the Daniel crime clan, walking outside.\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Spindrift\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1746038233_85_crop-14702372.jpg\" data-caption=\"Family members of Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel have been targeted in a wave of attacks.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1746038233_85_crop-14702372.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Family members of Steven &#8216;Bonzo&#8217; Daniel have been targeted in a wave of attacks.Credit: Spindrift<\/p>\n<p>The destroyed white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/citroen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citroen<\/a> Berlingo was yesterday seen in a parking spot in Bardowie, Possilpark, Glasgow, which is understood to be close to the home of a Daniel family member.<\/p>\n<p>Underworld sources claim it\u2019s the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attack<\/a> linked to a months-long turf <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war<\/a> blighting communities in Scotland\u2019s two biggest cities.<\/p>\n<p>An insider said: \u201cAnyone who thinks this ongoing chaos is going to end any time soon is sadly mistaken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hatred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/driving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">driving<\/a> these attacks is long-standing and bitter and you can be sure there will be more to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Images of the scene show the twisted motor mangled out of shape after thugs sparked the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>We told how a turf war erupted in Edinburgh in April amid claims a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14544021\/rangers-ultra-waging-war-mark-richardson-edinburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai-based fugitive had triggered a retaliation campaign over<\/a> a \u00a3500,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/cocaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocaine<\/a> deal involving Richardson cronies.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14562839\/mark-richardson-rangers-rival-hiding-in-dubai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mysterious mob boss and former Union Bears footie ultra <\/a>is said to be in cahoots with other Scots hoods linked to the Lyons gang determined to \u201cexterminate\u201d their bitter enemies.<\/p>\n<p>Attacks later switched to Glasgow with relatives of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> boss Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel targetted.<\/p>\n<p>His mum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/14642843\/police-scotland-gang-war-firebomb-feud-daniel-glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annette, 63, and uncle Norman, 72, had their<\/a> homes in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, torched.<\/p>\n<p>And his cousin Jamie \u2018Grinch\u2019 Daniel was apparently slashed near his flat in the city\u2019s Milton.<\/p>\n<p>The DOWNFALL of Scotland&#8217;s biggest gangster &#8211; Jamie &#8216;The Iceman&#8217; Stevenson Part Two<\/p>\n<p>A boy, 12, and a woman, 72, were also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/14633125\/cowards-target-oap-and-schoolboy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">battered in another home in Milton linked to the Daniels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also told of claims the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/gangsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gangsters<\/a> waging war on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14707627\/scots-gangsters-waging-war-mark-richardson-hitman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richardson have hired a hitman to hunt down his allies.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insiders say Richardson cronies David Togher and Paddy Beatson are now lying low in the capital amid fears of being attacked as the two-month violent feud rages on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mark Richardson gangland in Edinburgh, Scotland - Hays drive, Edinburgh firebombing 23.03.2025\" height=\"960\" width=\"586\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vlcsnap-2025-03-23-10h23m31s536jpg-JS981928097-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Numerous warnings have been made against Mark Richardson and his associates.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vlcsnap-2025-03-23-10h23m31s536jpg-JS981928097-1.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Numerous warnings have been made against Mark Richardson and his associates.<\/p>\n<p>The claims emerged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14665710\/mark-richardson-david-mcmillan-firebomb-threat-kill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">days after masked hoods torched the home<\/a> of a Richardson pal David McMillan as kids slept inside his plush \u00a31.15million villa.<\/p>\n<p>It was one of four properties targeted in one night in our capital city.<\/p>\n<p>Two hooded thugs were seen pouring accelerant over the detached pad before fleeing under cover of darkness.<\/p>\n<p>A source said at the time it was just \u201cluck\u201d that McMillan\u2019s loved ones survived the 1.45am attack in Oxgangs, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>The insider said: \u201cFighting is now threatening to boil over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cops<\/a> probing the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violence<\/a> have made around 20 arrests linked to the carnage and have pledged to nick more.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the Scottish Sun<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland<\/a> spokesperson said officers attended reports of a van fire around 2.45am on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>They added: \u201cThe fire is being treated as suspicious. 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