2 h. ago John Swinney urged to host summit on tackling organised crime in Scotland as gang war rages

A growing turf war between rival gangs of drug dealers has escalated across Edinburgh and Glasgow in recent weeks.

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15 h. ago A Correction: Who is mob boss Mark Richardson and how did kingpin spark Scotland's terrifying turf wars?

Correction to article titled "Who is mob boss Mark Richardson and how did kingpin spark Scotland's terrifying turf wars?"

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16 h. ago Cops fight back in gang war as gun seized and three people arrested

Two men and a teenage girl have been arrested as police try and tackle the growing gangland turf war which started in Edinburgh and spread to Glasgow.

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34 h. ago Gangland feud returns to Edinburgh with force as two more homes targeted in war on Mark Richardson

Two more attacks are understood to have taken place following the blaze at David McMillan's house in Pitcairn Grove.

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40 h. ago Who is mob boss Mark Richardson and how did kingpin spark Scotland's terrifying turf wars?

A look at who Mark Richardson is and how Scotland's gang war has been fuelled as firebombing continues across the country.

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41 h. ago Chilling new gangland firebomb footage shows plush home of Mark Richardson's pal up in flames

David McMillan, an associate of gangster Mark Richardson, had his family home firebombed while children lay sleeping inside.

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43 h. ago Plush Edinburgh home firebombed as pal of gangster Mark Richardson targeted in fresh attack

The family home of David McMillan, an associate of gangster Mark Richardson, has been firebombed while children lay sleeping inside.

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50 h. ago Mob boss Mark Richardson paying Edinburgh army "huge track and trace bounty" to attack firebomb hitmen

The Edinburgh cocaine kingpin has hired a squad to take down the thugs responsible for the firebomb attacks in the city.

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3 d. ago Firebombed Daniel crime clan family homes captured in shocking images as turf war rages on

The latest attacks come amid an escalating gang war in Scotland's two largest cities.

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6 d. ago Gangland video warning to Daniel clan 'virus' as rivals say 'only cure is extinction'

The chilling footage warns the Daniel family and Mark Richardson they will be "exterminated" in the coming weeks and months.

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7 d. ago Skunk Anansie drummer Mark Richardson shares cancer diagnosis: ‘Please get checked out’

Rock musician urged his followers to take up ‘easy’ checks to see whether they were at risk

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8 d. ago Mark Richardson's crew 'armed and meeting in cars' as underworld feud rages on

Associates of the caged gangster have fled their homes and are staying in hotels after a spate of firebombings and shootings in the city.

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9 d. ago Daniels enforcer Craig 'Rob Roy' Gallagher's life of crime amid gangland turf war

Caged criminal Craig Gallagher had his business in Bishopbriggs targeted on Tuesday amid a spiralling gangland feud across Scotland.

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9 d. ago Gangland turf war violence could escalate further amid warning 'someone will end up dead'

“The violence will escalate exponentially now a high-ranking Daniel clan member has been targeted. It’s a matter of time before someone ends up dead."

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1 week ago Glasgow factory linked to Daniels crime mob firebombed in latest turf war attack

A factory linked to the Daniel crime family has been firebombed in the latest turf war attack.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh home firebombed in second attack as gangland turf war rages on

The blaze broke out at a property on Hay Drive in the early hours of Friday April 4, weeks after another incident believed to be at the same location.

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2 w. ago "Bloodbath waiting to happen" Edinburgh gang wars spread to prison system as hoods under threat

A jail guard says Jamie “Iceman” Stevenson and his Glasgow pals are under “semi-protection” in Edinburgh’s Saughton Prison after going to war with gangland rival Mark Richardson.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh armed police arrest four suspects in dawn raids amid explosive gangland turf war

Police raided properties in Edinburgh as part of an ongoing investigation into violent incidents linked to rival crime gangs.

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2 w. ago Cruel Jalisco cartel's brutal recruitment methods exposed after bones found at 'death camp'

Jalisco was formed when it split from the Sinaloa Cartel in 2010, and the two trafficking organisations are now fighting a bloody turf war to control the supply of drugs through the south of Mexico

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2 w. ago Al Murray leaves fans in stitches after comparing M&S shirt to popular TV character

Al Murray, the comedian who created The Pub Landlord persona, has delighted fans after pointing out a Marks & Spencer clothing piece looks not too dissimilar to a HBO mob boss' attire

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