{"id":3607,"date":"2026-05-26T22:18:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brutal-uk-drug-war-takes-dramatic-turn-as-lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:18:56","slug":"brutal-uk-drug-war-takes-dramatic-turn-as-lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brutal-uk-drug-war-takes-dramatic-turn-as-lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster\/","title":{"rendered":"Brutal UK drug war takes dramatic turn as lorry ploughs into home of gangster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1c1e1b\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Tuesday&#8217;s dramatic incident in Edinburgh is the latest in a long line of retaliations, and part of a war between two notorious Scottish kingpins trading brutal blows<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37208907\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lorry at scene of incident in Edinburgh\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208907.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-%C2%A3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208907.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208907.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208907.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The lorry left a massive hole in the home's exterior\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The lorry left a massive hole in the home&#8217;s exterior<cite aria-label=\"Image: -\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: -)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Scotland <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/drugs\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">drug<\/a> war took a dramatic new turn today as a skip lorry ploughed through the home of a gangster blamed for starting the conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The heavy truck slammed into the property on Brand Drive in <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Edinburgh<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon, with footage capturing the moment it reversed at high speeds before smashing through the home&#8217;s front door. The building, in the city&#8217;s Portobello area, was destroyed in the collision, with emergency services quickly arriving at the scene and pictures capturing a massive, gaping hole left on its frontage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It has been claimed the attack was carried out by the Tamo Junto (TMJ), a footsoldier <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/gangs\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">gang<\/a> under the control of big-time drug dealer Ross McGill, who was left incensed at the 19-year-old homeowner&#8217;s alleged attempt to rip him off in a fake money deal.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_9d2dcd\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37207319\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/serial-killer-on-loose-tourist-37207319\" tabindex=\"0\">Serial killer \u2018on the loose\u2019 in tourist hotspot as three women found murdered<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_9d2dcd\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37208236\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/three-arrested-after-shocking-crime-37208236\" tabindex=\"0\">Three arrested after &#8216;shocking&#8217; hate crime at North Down beach<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37208908\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37208908\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.22\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emergency services at scene of incident\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208908.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-%C2%A3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208908.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208908.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208908.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident<cite aria-label=\"Image: -\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: -)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/lorry-ploughs-home-gangster-who-37207143\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Daily Record<\/a> reports that sources revealed the attack was carried out by TMJ, which targeted the 19-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, after he was allegedly hired by McGill rival kingpin Mark Richardson to rip him off in a cocaine deal paid for by \u00a3500,000 in fake cash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One source cited by the publication said: &#8220;This lad worked for Richardson&#8217;s crew. He travelled to Dubai and was introduced to McGill by a middleman before he bought \u00a3500k worth of cocaine off him using fake notes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The middle man left Dubai right after the deal and was caught in Thailand and slashed across the face, but the teenage lad who bought the drugs stayed over there and has been keeping a low profile. His mum still lives at that place in Edinburgh though, so this has led to the family home being targeted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37208912\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37208912\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.01\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man poses in a pair of sunglasses\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208912.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-%C2%A3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208912.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208912.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208912.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The crash comes at the height of a major drug war between two kingpins\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The crash comes at the height of a major drug war between two kingpins<cite aria-label=\"Image: -\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: -)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The dealer has been Tamo Junto&#8217;s target since day one, so it&#8217;s no surprise to people in the know that they have done something like this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The bloody gang war was launched in <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/scotland\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Scotland<\/a> in March 2025 after McGill was lead to understand the 19-year-old had worked for Richardson&#8217;s gang. Richardson&#8217;s crew had been targeted with a series of attacks, including firebombs and bullets fired through windows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">TMJ then went after the Daniel clan in Glasgow over their association with Richardson, targeting properties in the city belonging to high-ranking members of the family, which were set alight.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37208915\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37208915\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man smokes and poses in sunglasses\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208915.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-%C2%A3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208915.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208915.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37208915.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-\u00a3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"TMJ is reportedly hoping to 'eliminate' Richardson's gang\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">TMJ is reportedly hoping to &#8216;eliminate&#8217; Richardson&#8217;s gang<cite aria-label=\"Image: -\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: -)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another source told the Record that TMJ is out to &#8220;eliminate Richardson&#8217;s gang and all their associates&#8221;, saying: &#8220;TMJ have insisted since day one that the feud won&#8217;t stop until they eliminate Richardson&#8217;s gang and all their associates. This lad targeted today was a high priority but there are many more they want to bring down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Commenting on today&#8217;s incident, a Police Scotland spokesperson said road closures were put in place in the area after a lorry &#8220;struck a house&#8221; in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The spokesperson said: &#8220;Emergency services are in attendance at Brand Drive, Edinburgh following a crash, involving a lorry having struck a house, which happened around 2.25pm on Tuesday, 26 May, 2026. There are road closures in place at Christian Grove and Christian Crescent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/brutal-uk-drug-war-takes-37208902\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday&#8217;s dramatic incident in Edinburgh is the latest in a long line of retaliations, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Lorry-ploughs-into-home-of-gangster-who-sparked-turf-war-over-C2A3500k-fake-cash-drug-deal.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}