Scots gangsters behind explosive turf war hit with chilling five-word warning after executions & firebomb carnage

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Chief Constable Jo Farrell laid down the gauntlet to crime figures hiding in the glitzy desert bolthole
NOWHERE TO HIDE Scots gangsters behind explosive turf war hit with chilling five-word warning after executions & firebomb carnage
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SCOTLAND'S top cop has warned Dubai-based hoods linked to Scotland's raging gang wars 'We are coming for you'.
Chief Constable Jo Farrell laid down the gauntlet to crime figures hiding in the glitzy desert bolthole.
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Chief Constable Jo Farrell issued a warning
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Dubai-based hood Ross 'Miami' McGill
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Lyons gang duo Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr were killed in Spain
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Cops probe the remains of a Range Rover in Campion Road on June 9
She insists the force is working with other crime-fighting agencies to bring suspects home as part of the ongoing probe into organised crime.
It comes after months of firebombings, shootings and attempted murder bids in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Dubai-based hood Ross 'Miami' McGill and a group known as Tamu Junto have been targeting associates of Edinburgh kingpin Mark Richardson and the notorious Daniel clan.
Cops have arrested 49 people in Scotland under Operation Portaledge but McGill remains out of reach in the UAE.
However, Ms Farrell insists criminals operating from foreign lands remain firmly on the policing radar.
She said: "We're working closely with the Crown Office and the National Crime Agency (NCA) to see if we can get those people back from those countries.
"These aren't fast processes, but we're working with the authorities there and the NCA have individuals in those countries.
"That's our link in and we're working very closely with them.'
Asked by the BBC when the violence would be brought to an end, she replied: "We've created a lot of momentum and gained a lot of evidence and intelligence.
"We can see the temperature dropping in this space."
Horror moment Scots gangster Ross Monaghan is shot dead by hitman at Spanish pub as staff & punters flee in terror
Ms Farrell also stood firm behind Police Scotland's earlier statements over the murders of Lyons gang duo Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46.
The force previously said their death in Fuengirola, Spain, was not connected to the gang violence here.
However, Spanish authorities later contradicted that by saying the suspected gunman was 'an internal member of the rival Daniels gang'.
But Ms Farrell insisted the force "wasn't aware" of any evidence the murders were linked to the feud, or had been planned from Scotland.
She revealed Scott cops are currently in Spain, supporting the work of the Spanish police.
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Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46.
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Police previously said their death in Fuengirola, Spain, was not connected to the gang violence here
We told how suspect Michael Riley, 44, of Houston, Liverpool, is facing extradition processing in England.
Cops in Spain issued an international arrest warrant for the suspect who was then nabbed by Merseyside police on June 13 and remanded in custody after being deemed a flight risk.
He appeared at the London court via video-link from HMP Wandsworth on Thursday but the hearing was halted due to technical difficulties.
Judge John Bristow told him: 'You have not consented to your extradition, so there is going to be a hearing on October 9.
As he was being led away, Riley shouted at someone in the public gallery: 'Stop making funny faces. Stop looking at me.'
He is accused of gunning down two Lyons gang bosses.
We told how the doomed pair were drinking in Monaghan's bar after watching the Champions League final when a masked gunman stormed the boozer in front of horrified holidaymakers and staff.
The brazen killings sparked an international manhunt that ended with Riley's arrest at an address in Liverpool two weeks later.
We also told how cops in Spain and Scotland have given conflicting information about who is believed to have ordered the hit.
Three days after the horror, Police Scotland stated they had "no intelligence" to suggest they were linked to the ongoing gangland turf war here.
But Spanish counterparts blamed the Daniel crime clan - bitter rivals of the Lyons - at a press conference in Malaga this week.
A source claims a captured mobile phone holds the key to proving the culprits. Insiders allege it has data linking Riley to Daniel hoods.
A gangland source said: "A phone in a crime like this is gold-dust to investigators. It appears that Police Scotland were not made aware of this discovery and are out the loop. It's not a good look for them."