Gang war cops arrest teen after car and van linked to mob boss Mark Richardson torched in capital
Police launched a probe after a Transit van was targeted in the capital, just minutes after a Range Rover was torched outside another home nearby.
A teenager has been arrested and charged after two vehicles linked to mob boss Mark Richardson were firebombed in Edinburgh earlier this month.
Police launched a probe after a Transit van was targeted on Niddrie Marischal Crescent in the capital. Minutes prior, a Range Rover was torched outside another home on nearby Campion Road. The double blaze-hit in the city just before 4am on Monday, June 9.
Police have confirmed that a 17-year-old has now been arrested and charged in connection with the incidents. He has been released on an undertaking and is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.
The arrest brings the total related to 'Operation Portaledge' so far to 49.
Dubai-based gangster Ross McGill's faceless and frightening enforcers Tamo Junto (TMJ), claimed responsibility for the attacks in a video shared shortly after the attacks.
The Transit van was blown up at a home linked to Richardson's pal Paddy Beatson, on Niddrie Marischal Crescent which had been attacked twice previously in recent months.
On April 17, cops were alerted to possible fire damage at Beatson's home. And on March 20, shots were reportedly fired at the home by a masked gunman.
The Range Rover was torched at a new build house on Campion Road around half a mile away. The same property was also previously targeted on May 10.
Pictures taken at the time showed windows boarded up in the wake of the attack after men were filmed kicking in the door. The violent scenes were witnessed on the day Mr Big 'rejected a truce offer' with his enemies.
The footage shared by TMJ showed flames bursting out of the Range Rover and the Ford Transit van. In one clip a hooded figure can be seen standing with an accelerant canister before he backs away from the fireball.
The video played the song Two Tribes by 80s pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood and ended with emojis of a black pawn chess piece and a sand timer appearing side by side.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A further arrest has been made in connection with the investigation into violent incidents in the East and West of the country.
"This arrest brings the total related to Operation Portaledge so far to 49.
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"A 17-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to two wilful fireraisings in Edinburgh during the early hours of Monday, June 9, 2025, in Niddrie Marischal Crescent and Campion Road.
"The 17-year-old was arrested on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. He was released on an undertaking to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date."
The attacks were the latest in a series of violent incidents across the capital after a major turf war kicked off in March. The ongoing feud was sparked after Richardson's men bought £500k of cocaine from McGill with fake cash.
Homes, cars and businesses belonging to associates of Mark Richardson have been hit in a series of firebombings. Machete thugs also pounced on his close ally David McMillan at his home in Pitcairn Grove last month.
McGill's enforcers have also gone after the notorious Glasgow Daniel crime clan during the feud, with properties linked to the clan torched as violence erupted in Glasgow.
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