ROSS Monaghan had a £250,000 price on his head over a feud with a Spanish drugs cartel linked to the south of England, it was claimed last night.
The Lyons gang kingpin — the main target in a double execution that stunned Scotland’s underworld — may have been taken out over a debt to the mystery mob.
PA:Press AssociationRoss Monaghan may have known there was a £250k bounty on his head ‘weeks earlier’[/caption]
Alan MacGregor Ewing – The Sun GlasgowEddie Lyons Jr was also wiped out in the shock attack in Spain[/caption]
SolarpixThe pair were targeted on Sunday night after being “left vulnerable” in Monaghan’s bar[/caption]
Sources say threats had been made in the months leading up to Saturday’s horror in the Costa del Sol — prompting questions over Monaghan’s unguarded behaviour before he and fellow hood Eddie Lyons Jnr were killed.
Our insider said: “A firm from England with connections to Alicante had warned of a £250,000 contract on Monaghan weeks before the shooting.
“It’s not clear if that information found its way to Monaghan but he must have known something was brewing because it was related to debts.
“People are shocked at how complacent he seems to have been and there is no doubt the shooter benefited from the element of surprise that night.
“It’s well known Monaghan was involved with some serious people and whoever is behind it has seized the chance to strike.”
The Scot, 43, and Lyons, 46, are understood to have enjoyed the company of a large group of friends as they watched the Champions League final at Monaghan’s bar in Fuengirola.
But as punters began to leave, the two Lyons bosses remained behind, leaving them vulnerable and exposed.
It’s also been claimed Monaghan had avoided his Irish bar for some time before he turned up on Saturday night adding to speculation the hitman and his getaway driver were tipped off.
A source said “They obviously knew he and Eddie were there, what they looked like, what they were wearing and possibly where they were sitting.
“The assassin approached at speed and homed in on the target with any hesitation. It’s no wonder people suspect he was being fed information.
“The attack also has some hallmarks of someone getting lucky. The car raced at a high speed and the shooter had no proper face covering like a balaclava and wasn’t wearing gloves.
“If it was a carefully planned hit you’d expect a killer to make real efforts to hide their identity and limit any forensic link to the murder weapon.”
We told how Monaghan’s grieving family said their Glasgow enemies the Daniels are not to blame.
The Daniels and allies of jailed Edinburgh cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson are under attack by hoods linked to Dubai-based Ross ‘Miami’ McGill, 31.
Alan MacGregor Ewing – The Sun GlasgowMonaghan’s grieving family said the Daniels were not to blame[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
