The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?
Police Scotland have observed a significant downturn in gangland violence following the double assassination of two prominent figures in Spain. Authorities are investigating whether this shift marks the end of a 25-year feud between the Lyons and Daniels crime families.
Why it matters
The potential end of a long-standing criminal war provides insight into the dynamics of organized crime and the effectiveness of law enforcement interventions.
Scottish Crime copy Composite: Guardian Design/Getty/Strathclyde Police Scottish Crime copy Composite: Guardian Design/Getty/Strathclyde Police The Saturday read Organised crime The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over? The double assassination of two Scots in the Costa del Sol may have ended the war between the Lyons and the Daniels – but the crimes haven’t gone away
It was a warm evening in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol last year when two Scottish men met a violent end.
The punters of Monaghans seafront bar had barely finished watching the Nations League final on 8 June when a car pulled up outside. A masked gunman emerged and headed to the table of 46-year-old Eddie Lyons Jr, shooting him at point-blank range. The assassin turned the gun on Lyons’ friend, the bar’s owner Ross Monaghan, 43, but it jammed.
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