Deuce Private Hire in Stepps<\/a> was torched just before 2am on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n The Record understands the unit is the latest business targeted over alleged connections to the notorious Daniel clan and Edinburgh<\/a> crime boss Mark Richardson.<\/p>\n Police<\/a> say they are treating the incident as wilful.<\/p>\n Detectives were seen outside the burnt out taxi firm. The unit has been cordoned off as an investigation continues.<\/a><\/p>\n There were no reports of any injuries.<\/a><\/p>\n Pictures from the scene show numerous officers standing guard as police tape is placed around the unit. The main window on the front of the office has been boarded up.<\/p>\n Another image shows CID officers<\/a> examining the scene with one officer pictured standing at the front door wearing blue forensic gloves. A Scottish Fire and Rescue vehicle is also parked round the side of the building.<\/p>\n It is the latest in a series of incidents across Glasgow and Edinburgh that are being probed amid a gangland turf war.<\/a><\/p>\n The ongoing feud is believed to have started after a “Mr Big”<\/a> gangster based in Dubai had a stash of cocaine stolen.<\/p>\n Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n You’ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n All you have to do is click here if you’re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select ‘Join Community’ and you’re in!<\/p>\n If you’re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click ‘Join Community’.<\/p>\n We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose ‘exit group’.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n Sources say trouble flared between rival factions after hoods linked to caged cocaine baron Mark Richardson were accused of stealing the drugs worth \u00a3500,000.<\/a><\/p>\n The turf war spread from Edinburgh to Glasgow – with the notorious Daniel crime clan becoming prime targets due to their connections with the Richardsno mob.<\/a><\/p>\n Mr Big’s enforcers, a faceless group by the name of Tamo Junto,<\/a> have called out their prime targets in a series of videos of recent weeks.<\/p>\n It comes as we told how as Mark Richardson’s brother Dale’s home <\/a>was targeted earlier this week.<\/p>\n Crime clan rivals<\/a> of the cocaine kingpin attacked the home of his younger sibling Dale in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n Two taxis were also torched in the city as cops<\/a> launched probes into both incidents.<\/p>\n Images show blue tarpaulin covering a window after officers attended the home of 35-year-old Dale in Bellenden Gardens<\/a> at around 8.50am.<\/p>\n A few hours earlier, at 4.40am, two vehicles were firebombed at a car park on Gorgie leased by cab company MH Executive Limited.<\/a><\/p>\n Pictures show a white Toyota Corolla covered in scorch marks. A silver Seat Toledo was also photographed with what appears to be damage to the rear windscreen.<\/a><\/p>\n A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cPolice were called to a report of a fire at a business premises in Cumbernauld Road, Stepps,<\/a> around 1.50am on Thursday, 8 May, 2025. Emergency services attended and the fire was extinguished. There were no reports of any injuries.The incident is being treated as a wilful fire raising and enquiries are ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 2.49am on Thursday, 8 May to reports of a fire at a commercial premises near Chryston, North Lanarkshire.<\/a><\/p>\n “Operations Control mobilised three appliances to the town’s Cumbernauld Road, where firefighters extinguished a fire<\/a> involving external signage.<\/p>\n![\"Detectives](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_08-05-25_Police_30JPG.jpg\")
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The taxi firm was set ablaze in the early hours of Thursday morning(Image: Tony Nicoletti\/Daily Record)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_CMP_SDR_060525GorgieFirebombingGV_013JPG.jpg\")
A taxi car was torched in Gorgie Road, Edinburgh(Image: Daily Record)<\/p>\n