{"id":29551,"date":"2025-06-28T06:40:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T10:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=29551"},"modified":"2025-06-28T06:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T10:40:44","slug":"police-scotland-make-50th-arrest-in-gangland-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/06\/28\/police-scotland-make-50th-arrest-in-gangland-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Scotland make 50th arrest in gangland feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Detectives investigating a gangland feud that has led to assaults, shootings and fire bombings across the east and west of Scotland have made a 50th arrest.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Yusef Duale, 18, has been charged with wilful fire-raising, danger to life and attempted murder following blazes at three properties in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The addresses in Pitcairn Grove, Prestonfield Crescent and Niddrie Marischal Crescent were all targeted on 17 April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Duale, of Liverpool, made no plea and was released on bail following a private appearance at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1wemwdx-LinksComponentWrapper e3eyuya0\" data-component=\"links-block\">\n<section class=\"ssrcss-1pwf8hf-LinksWrapper e3eyuya5\">\n<ul class=\"ssrcss-1y7vh23-InContentLinksGrid e3eyuya3\" role=\"list\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-b9aks7-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1t3sjik-Promo e1vyq2e80\" data-testid=\"promo\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oxzfb3-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-85qg85-PromoContent exn3ah912\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-espw6b-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1sen9vx-PromoHeadline exn3ah99\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9dge7y3206o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Police chief to gang lords: &#8216;We&#8217;ll be coming after you&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-b9aks7-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1t3sjik-Promo e1vyq2e80\" data-testid=\"promo\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oxzfb3-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-85qg85-PromoContent exn3ah912\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-espw6b-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1sen9vx-PromoHeadline exn3ah99\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c1wpn235v0zo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Man accused of shooting Scots in Spain appears in court<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The investigation, called Operation Portaledge, was launched in response to a series of violent incidents since March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Police Scotland chief constable, Jo Farrell, said the force was\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9dge7y3206o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pursuing crime group leaders based abroad<\/a>\u00a0over the feud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Two rival crime families &#8211; the Daniels and Lyons &#8211; have been linked to the attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Last month Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, and Ross Monaghan, 43, were shot dead at a bar in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Both men were senior figures in the Lyons crime group and there was speculation the Spain shootings were linked to the tit-for-tat attacks in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But three days after the murders Police Scotland said they were not aware of any evidence connecting them to the feud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The force later maintained its position after a Spanish detective said the suspect, who will face an extradition hearing in October, was a member of the Daniel group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1fxfq48-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/1280\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/1c3b\/live\/d7f70970-536c-11f0-a2ff-17a82c2e8bc4.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Eddie Lyons, left, who has short, dark hair and is looking slightly off camera. He is wearing a dark jacket over a dark t-shirt. Ross Monaghan, right, is looking straight at the camera. He has ginger hair and a ginger beard and is wearing a dark gilet over another dark top.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719.7538461538461\" \/><\/picture><\/span>Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were shot and killed in a Spanish bar (Image: <span class=\"ssrcss-2z7a81-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\" role=\"text\">Spindrift)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Officers have visited thousands of homes and stopped hundreds of vehicles in Scotland as part of their investigations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Among the incidents shots were fired in Niddrie, where some of the violence has centred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Hours later more shots were reported on the other side of the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Then in April, a house was deliberately set on fire in Hay Drive, Niddrie, which spread to a neighbouring property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The violence quickly moved west with more deliberate fires and serious assaults &#8211; one of which resulted in a 72-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy being taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They were attacked at a house in Egilsay Crescent in Glasgow&#8217;s Milton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Last month, officers in the east were again called to a property on Marischal Crescent in the early hours after a Ford Transit van went up in flames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Five minutes later a Range Rover Evoque was found alight about half a mile away on Campion Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Many of the arrests have been men under the age of 30, including teenagers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1ksqzfx-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/3840\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/e81b\/live\/cf5f1420-52ad-11f0-90c3-576318da68e3.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Jo Farrell, a woman with reddish-brown hair in a Police Scotland uniform, is standing talking to someone outside. A police car is in the bakcground.\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160.2742857142857\" \/><\/picture><\/span>Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell says the force is building intelligence to target group leaders (Image: PA Media)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o1fzgd-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\" data-component=\"subheadline-block\">\n<h2 tabindex=\"-1\"><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"How-the-feud-developed\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span role=\"text\">How the feud developed<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A series of attacks began on 2 March when a car was set on fire in Edinburgh&#8217;s Parrotshot area<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A beauty salon in Leith and a garage in Portobello were also targeted over a 10-day period<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Later, shots were reported as being fired at two properties in Niddrie and Pilton in separate incidents<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Further firebomb attacks were reported on another house in Niddrie at the start of April, just as the first property in Glasgow was targeted in the Robroyston area<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A carpet business in Bishopbriggs and another commercial premises in Kirkintilloch were also hit, alongside homes in Glasgow and Stepps<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In April, a 72-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were assaulted at a house in Egilsay Crescent in Milton, Glasgow<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Two more properties in Bishopbriggs were set alight<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Two men were taken to hospital following a serious assault at a garage in East Kilbride on 19 May<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A 54-year-old man needed hospital treatment after he was attacked by a group of men at a house at Pitcairn Grove, Edinburgh &#8211; the third time an incident was reported at this property<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A large house in the Bridge of Weir was set alight on 2 June<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Police recover firearm believed to be linked to violence from Roseburn Path in Edinburgh on 11 June<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Read the full timeline\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9vedmyem2do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwyenl2p72po\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Detectives investigating a gangland feud that has led to assaults, shootings and fire bombings across the east and west of Scotland have made a 50th arrest. Yusef Duale, 18, has been charged with wilful fire-raising, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/06\/28\/police-scotland-make-50th-arrest-in-gangland-feud\/\" title=\"Police Scotland make 50th arrest in gangland feud\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[11425,9673,11420,11428,1185,5932,2707,11342,3214,655,11426,11423,6116,11421,9883,11422,11424,11344,1077,933,11427,6452],"class_list":{"0":"post-29551","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-uk","9":"tag-bishopbriggs","10":"tag-bridge-of-weir","11":"tag-costa-del-sol","12":"tag-east-kilbride","13":"tag-edinburgh","14":"tag-edinburgh-sheriff-court","15":"tag-extradition","16":"tag-fuengirola","17":"tag-gangs","18":"tag-glasgow","19":"tag-kirkintilloch","20":"tag-leith","21":"tag-liverpool","22":"tag-milton","23":"tag-niddrie","24":"tag-parrotshot","25":"tag-portobello","26":"tag-robroyston","27":"tag-scotland","28":"tag-spain","29":"tag-stepps","30":"tag-west-pilton","31":"pmpro-has-access"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29553,"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29551\/revisions\/29553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}