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Glasgow Times
5 days ago
- Glasgow Times
Hit BBC podcast to explore Daniels and Lyons crime rivalry
Gangster, the BBC 5 Live show, will return with a new addition called The Story of the Daniels and the Lyons. Glasgow Live reported the new podcast will cover the recent deaths of Eddie Lyons Jr and Ross Monaghan, who were shot dead outside Monaghan's Bar in Fuengirola on May 31. READ NEXT: 'Suspect' in shooting of Glasgow duo in Spain 'fled in 15 hours' The show, hosted by Livvy Haydock, is a well-loved true crime podcast. We previously reported that the National Crime Agency confirmed that a 44-year-old man was arrested on June 13 by officers from Merseyside Police. This took place in the Liverpool area on behalf of the Spanish authorities for two counts of murder. A Spanish police spokesperson said: 'In just seven days, the alleged perpetrator was identified. "He fled three countries in less than 15 hours, altering his physical appearance to avoid recognition. 'Once in hiding in the United Kingdom, he changed his address to hinder any investigation until Friday afternoon, when he was arrested by the National Crime Agency following the issuance of an International Arrest Warrant by Fuengirola Magistrates' Court Number Two.'
Daily Mirror
02-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Gangland mourners threatened over attending funerals of two gangsters
Scottish gangsters Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, was brutally killed at the Monaghans bar in Costa del Sol. Expected funeral-goers have been issued with threats A chilling message threatened anyone attending the funeral of two gangsters in a shocking online post. The mystery threat surfaced online comes after the bodies of Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, were released to their families by the Spanish authorities. The pair were gunned down in a Mafia-style execution at the Monaghans bar in Costa del Sol on May 31. Lyons Jr was reportedly shot in the chest at close range and died at the scene. Monaghan was said to have ran into the bar as staff and customers ducked underneath tables and chairs. He was reportedly shot at least four times in the chest and abdomen and also died at the bar. Now, mourners who are planning to attend their funerals have been warned by a mystery source. The online post, states: 'Anyone who attends the funeral of Edward and Ross this week will be treated the exact same way as them. This is now time to fight fire with fire. Family and friends take note. One man and his ego caused all this." The threat blames Dubai based crime boss Ross McGill for the relentless gangland feud which has engulfed central Scotland since March. It's yet to be confirmed exactly where and when the funeral of the gunned down pair will be held, reports Daily Record. Last night a source said: "Things are really beginning to heat up again now, especially in Glasgow. A house connected to the Lyons was recently smashed into with a motor. It went straight into the front room with people inside. "The main figures in the Lyons crew will want to show strength at the funerals but at the same time this will put a target on their backs. Their boss Steven lives in Dubai and didn't turn up for the last major funeral so it remains to be seen if he will this time." Confirming the release of the two bodies a Spanish judicial official said: 'Fuengirola's Court of Instruction Number. Two which is coordinating the judicial investigation into the murders has authorised the release of the bodies to their families for them to do what they believe to be appropriate.' Double murder suspect Michael Riley, 44, is in prison in the UK awaiting likely forced extradition after being arrested in Liverpool last month. Spanish police chiefs described the man who shot the mobsters late last month as a member of the rival Daniel crime clan, despite Police Scotland saying they had 'no intelligence' to suggest the killings were linked to the ongoing gangland turf war here. Malaga-based Spanish National Police chief superintendent Pedro Agudo Novo revealed at a packed press conference the dramatic Liverpool arrest was made after detectives discovered the alleged hitman was about to flee his UK bolthole for a "paradise island tax haven." He said: 'The double murder was carried out by a professional killer and member of one of the victims' rival gangs' before going on to detail how he fled Spain via Portugal and then took a plane to Leeds." Last week Scotland's top cop, Chief Constable Jo Farrell, doubled down on the force's initial insistence it wasn't aware of any evidence Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr's murders were linked to the ongoing gang feud here, or had been planned from Scotland. Monaghans Fuengirola, the pub 43-year-old dad-of-two Ross owned and was shot dead moments after his gang pal was killed with a bullet to the neck on the terrace outside, has now reopened under the new name Irish Rover.
Times
15-06-2025
- Times
Man arrested in UK over Costa del Sol murder of Scots gangsters
Spanish police have confirmed a man has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of the execution of two Scottish gangland figures on the Costa del Sol. Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, were shot dead at Monaghans pub in Fuengirola on May 31. Both were connected to the Lyons family, a prominent organised crime group based in the west of Scotland. The two men had been watching the Champions League football final with friends when they were targeted at the bar on the Andalusian town's beachfront. The BBC reported that a man was taken into custody in Liverpool by Merseyside police under an international arrest warrant issued by the Spanish authorities. Spanish police have yet to make a formal statement. However, a Spanish police source said when asked about the arrest: 'The specialist UDYCO Costa del Sol police group [Organised Crime and Drugs Unit], which is leading the investigation, has identified this man. 'As they couldn't find him in the places where they thought he could have been in Malaga, they asked a court in Fuengirola, which has opened a judicial investigation into the shootings, to issue an international arrest warrant for this man. 'Police in the UK have arrested the man in Liverpool.' No details have yet been released about the suspect's age or nationality. He is facing extradition to Spain where he will be questioned about the May 31 murders, when Lyons Jr was hit by a single bullet outside the bar in front of friends and customers and Monaghan was pursued inside the pub and fatally shot. The gunman fled initially on foot but was driven from the scene by an accomplice in a car waiting near by, which headed east along the N340 dual carriageway towards the resort of Benalmadena. Any extradition request would need to be approved by a UK court. The suspect's return to Spain could be delayed if he decides to oppose extradition. After the killings Police Scotland issued a statement saying there was no intelligence to suggest the deaths were linked to a gangland feud in Scotland's central belt. Officers from the elite UDYCO headed the investigation, although they reported to a Fuengirola-based investigating judge co-ordinating the operation. Monaghan, a career criminal who fled Scotland for Spain after a failed attempt on his life outside a Glasgow primary school in 2017, was tried but acquitted in 2012 for the murder of the notorious gangster Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll in a supermarket car park in 2010. In August 2017 he and Eddie Lyons Jr were cleared of being involved in a street attack on three men outside the Campsie bar in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. The most recent Spanish murders followed the fatal shooting nearly seven weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda, a 15-minute drive from Monaghans towards Marbella. He was shot dead at about 8pm on April 21 in a professional hit as he returned to his car after finishing a football match with friends. The perpetrators fled in a getaway car that was later set alight. Police are investigating the assassination as a drug-related gang shooting but have yet to make any arrests. The victim has not been named but was known to come from Liverpool. Reports at the time described the incident as the fourth shooting so far that month on the Costa del Sol, where rival gangs have increasingly used extreme violence to settle scores and a number of international mafia gangs are known to have a base. Four days before the Calahonda shooting a 34-year-old man was rushed to a hospital in Marbella after being shot outside a nightclub in the resort.
Metro
14-06-2025
- Metro
Man arrested after Scottish gangsters shot dead in Spanish bar
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of two Scottish gangsters outside a bar in a Spanish coastal resort. Eddie Lyons Jr and Ross Monaghan, 43 were both killed after a gunman opened fire outside Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol earlier this month. On Friday, officers from Merseyside Police arrested a 44-year-old man who has been charged on two counts of murder. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday for extradition proceedings and will remain in custody. The attack occurred at around 11pm when a masked man emerged from a car outside the bar and opened fire while two men stood outside. Both men died at the scene and the gunman fled in the vehicle. A spokesperson for the National Crime Agency said: 'On Friday June 13, officers from Merseyside Police arrested a 44-year-old man in the Liverpool area on behalf of the Spanish authorities for two counts of murder. 'The operation was supported by officers from the NCA's National Extradition Unit. 'The individual appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday June 14 for the commencement of extradition proceedings. He was remanded in custody.' To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video At the time, Police Scotland said the attack did not appear to be linked with a series of criminal acts by rival groups in Scotland, and that any speculation was 'not helpful' to the investigation. The statement read: 'The investigation into the fatal shootings in Fuengirola is being carried out by Spanish police. 'Police Scotland is supporting Spanish police where requested, however, at this time we have no officers deployed within Spain. 'There is currently no intelligence to suggest the deaths of these two men in Spain are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge. 'Any misinformation or speculation linking the events in Spain are not helpful to the ongoing investigations in either country. 'There is also nothing to suggest that the shooting in Fuengirola was planned from within Scotland.' Operation Portaledge is investigating a suspected gang feud linked with a number of shootings, firebombings and assaults in the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas since March. More than 40 people have been arrested in connection with the incidents. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Man suspected of 'assassinating' US politician and her husband pictured MORE: Love Island star jailed for 14 years after role in huge drug smuggling ring exposed MORE: Manhunt after woman 'sexually assaulted inside cinema'
Irish Daily Mirror
14-06-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Man arrested in connection with murder of two Scots outside Irish bar in Spain
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of two Scots in Spain. Eddie Lyons Jr and Ross Monaghan died after a gunman opened fire outside Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol earlier this month. On Friday, officers from Merseyside Police arrested a 44-year-old man on behalf of Spanish authorities on two counts of murder. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday for extradition proceedings and will remain in custody. A spokesperson for the National Crime Agency said: 'On Friday June 13, officers from Merseyside Police arrested a 44-year-old man in the Liverpool area on behalf of the Spanish authorities for two counts of murder. 'The operation was supported by officers from the NCA's National Extradition Unit. 'The individual appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday June 14 for the commencement of extradition proceedings. He was remanded in custody.' The attack took place at around 11pm when a car pulled up outside the bar and a masked man got out before opening fire as the two men stood outside. The gunman fled in the car and both men died at the scene. At the time, Police Scotland said the attack did not appear to be linked with a series of criminal acts by rival groups in Scotland, and that any speculation was 'not helpful' to the investigation. The statement read: 'The investigation into the fatal shootings in Fuengirola is being carried out by Spanish police. 'Police Scotland is supporting Spanish police where requested, however, at this time we have no officers deployed within Spain. 'There is currently no intelligence to suggest the deaths of these two men in Spain are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge. 'Any misinformation or speculation linking the events in Spain are not helpful to the ongoing investigations in either country. 'There is also nothing to suggest that the shooting in Fuengirola was planned from within Scotland.' Operation Portaledge is investigating a suspected gang feud linked with a number of shootings, firebombings and assaults in the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas since March. More than 40 people have been arrested in connection with the incidents.
