{"id":79924,"date":"2025-05-06T19:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/79924\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T19:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:25:12","slug":"home-linked-to-kingpins-bro-and-two-taxis-targeted-in-latest-gangland-war-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/79924\/","title":{"rendered":"Home linked to kingpin&#8217;s bro and two taxis targeted in latest gangland war attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE brother of drug kingpin Mark Richardson and two taxis have been targeted in a fresh wave of gang violence.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">house<\/a> linked to Dale Richardson in Edinburgh had windows smashed while two cabs were torched outside a private hire firm in the city\u2019s Gorgie area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tynecastle Garage Sales entrance in a stone building.\" height=\"545\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NINTCHDBPICT000992528171.jpg\" data-caption=\"Cops are probing two taxi cab fires at a firm in Edinburgh's Gorgie.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NINTCHDBPICT000992528171.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Cops are probing two taxi cab fires at a firm in Edinburgh&#8217;s Gorgie.<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Mark Richardson, a drug dealer.\" height=\"960\" width=\"772\" data-credit=\"THE SCOTTISH SUN\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2014-drug-dealer-mark-richardson-102751794.jpg\" data-caption=\"Mark Richardson is in isolation at Low Moss prison near Bishopbriggs.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2014-drug-dealer-mark-richardson-102751794.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Mark Richardson is in isolation at Low Moss prison near Bishopbriggs.Credit: THE SCOTTISH SUN<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image of text urging people in Scotland to fight against Mark Richardson and the Daniels family.\" height=\"218\" width=\"328\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/52df955d-ad51-4b65-86ed-018fb104a452_5d8e94.jpg\" data-caption=\"A threat made by the mobsters waging war on Mark Richardson and the Daniel clan.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/52df955d-ad51-4b65-86ed-018fb104a452_5d8e94.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>A threat made by the mobsters waging war on Mark Richardson and the Daniel clan.<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Illustration of a skull with a Scottish flag, crossed assault rifles, and the text &quot;TMJ 2025&quot;.\" height=\"238\" width=\"328\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/f3ee1f02-077c-4fe1-900b-4dec0ba69284.jpg\" data-caption=\"A logo created by the gangland thugs said to be behind a group called Tamo Junto.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/f3ee1f02-077c-4fe1-900b-4dec0ba69284.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>A logo created by the gangland thugs said to be behind a group called Tamo Junto.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicles were set alight by gangland sickos in a sinister early morning blitz at around 4.40am.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few hours later a home in the Gracemount area of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/the-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the city<\/a> was damaged at around 9am.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood that both shocking incidents are linked to the ongoing gang war that has gripped the country in recent months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> Scotland last night confirmed a probe into both calculated attacks is \u201congoing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A force spokesperson added: \u201cWe were called to a report of vandalism at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">property<\/a> on Bellenden Gardens, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 4.40am on Tuesday officers received a report of two vehicles on fire in the Gorgie Road area of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were no reports of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/injuries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injuries<\/a>. Enquiries are ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14722627\/scotland-gang-war-daniel-lyons-richardson-firebombed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These attacks are the latest in a string of alleged firebomings <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shootings<\/a> aimed at associates of jailed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/cocaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocaine<\/a> dealer Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>We told how sibling Dale, 35, was the victim of a machete attack that saw a rival caged in February.<\/p>\n<p>George \u2018Dode\u2019 Baigrie, 42, was handed a 15-year term for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder<\/a> bid on the gangster\u2019s bro.<\/p>\n<p>Explosive Edinburgh gang turf war battles blitzed by armed cops as police try to take control of conflict<\/p>\n<p>We can also reveal a house in the Broomfield area of the city was torched last month by a masked thug who poured petrol through the letterbox before setting it alight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14625847\/scotlands-gang-war-guide-daniel-lyons-richardson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The latest incidents come amid a gangland war being waged<\/a> on Richardson after a bitter fall-out over a \u00a3500,000 cocaine deal involving a Dubai-based fugitive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14544021\/rangers-ultra-waging-war-mark-richardson-edinburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sources say a Scots hood known as Miami has joined forces <\/a>with other mobsters in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/uae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE<\/a> and at home to target those said to have links with Richardson and Glasgow\u2019s notorious Daniel crew.<\/p>\n<p>Insiders say Richardson cronies David Togher and Paddy Beatson are now lying low in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>It comes amid fears of being attacked as the two-month violent feud rages on.<\/p>\n<p>We told how three shots were fired into Beatson\u2019s home in Niddrie last month.<\/p>\n<p>And Togher was said to have ran for his life being confronted by an armed rival in the street.<\/p>\n<p>Sources say rivals including Lugs are revelling in Richardson\u2019s troubles along with mobsters who side with the Lyons gang &#8211; bitter enemies of the Daniels for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> boss Steven \u2018Bonzo\u2019 Daniel have also been targeted amid a wave of alleged firebombings and shootings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/14642843\/police-scotland-gang-war-firebomb-feud-daniel-glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His mum Annette, 63, and uncle Norman, 72, had their homes<\/a> 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14630596\/woman-boy-attack-milton-daniels-gangland-attack-glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A boy, 12, and a woman, 72, were also battered in another<\/a> home in Milton linked to the Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>We told how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cops<\/a> and locals blasted the thugs behind the sickening attacks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steven &quot;Bonzo&quot; Daniel, a member of the Daniel crime clan, walking outside.\" height=\"909\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Spindrift\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gangster-steven-bonzo-daniel-part-485270350_608f1e.jpg\" data-caption=\"Relatives of Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel have been targeted amid a wave of sinister attacks.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gangster-steven-bonzo-daniel-part-485270350_608f1e.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Relatives of Steven &#8216;Bonzo&#8217; Daniel have been targeted amid a wave of sinister attacks.Credit: Spindrift<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man in a suit at a briefing on Operation Pepperoni.\" height=\"898\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Andrew Barr\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/27a0e336-782e-4ac0-a24c-9dfe5dadbbd0.jpg\" data-caption=\"Detective Chief Superintendent David Ferry is leading the fight to snare culprits.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/27a0e336-782e-4ac0-a24c-9dfe5dadbbd0.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Detective Chief Superintendent David Ferry is leading the fight to snare culprits.Credit: Andrew Barr<\/p>\n<p>One neighbour in Milton said: \u201cAttacking an old lady and a wee boy in their own home is cowardly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would have been defenceless. It\u2019s absolutely shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Ferry added: \u201cTo attack an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elderly<\/a> lady and a child is cowardly. We are aware that videos of some fires have been posted online.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the Scottish Sun<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublicising and glamorising despicable and dangerous acts is abhorrent. We will bring those involved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">justice<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/14734840\/scotland-gang-war-mark-richardson-four-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cops have so far arrested 24 individuals in connection <\/a>with the ongoing feud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE brother of drug kingpin Mark Richardson and two taxis have been targeted in a fresh wave of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,30,188,535,1102,13737,918,4884,529,530,712,5120,5119,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-79924","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-courts","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-drugs","12":"tag-edinburgh","13":"tag-gangsters-and-criminals","14":"tag-glasgow","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-police","17":"tag-police-scotland","18":"tag-scotland","19":"tag-scottish-crime","20":"tag-section-newsscottish-news","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114462531716451090","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79924","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=79924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}