Explosive detail that could tie Costa Del Sol assassination to Daniel clan amid fears of deadly reprisals on streets
A CAPTURED phone holds the key to proving the assassination in Spain of two Scots crime figures is linked to their Daniel gang rivals, sources claim.
Cops seized the mobile device from an alleged hitman suspected of shooting dead Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, in a Costa del Sol boozer.
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Ross Monaghan was shot dead seconds after pal Eddie Lyons Jnr on May 31.
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Eddie Lyons Jnr died after watching the Champions League final in a boozer.
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Monaghans bar in Fuengirola where the two Lyons kingpins were killed.
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Spanish police chief Pedro Agudo Novo spoke at a press conference this week.
Insiders say it contains data allegedly linking Michael Riley, 44, to hoods who Spanish detectives reckon are behind the double murder plot.
We told how Monaghan and Lyons were gunned down after watching the Champions League Final on TV at Monaghan's Irish Bar in Fuengirola.
Now crime-fighters are at odds over who ordered the hit — with Scots detectives insisting there is 'no intelligence' linking the slayings to the gangland turf war here despite Spanish cops' claims.
Riley faces an extradition hearing in London today which could see him sent to Spain to face allegations he was involved in the double murder.
Monaghan's grieving family insisted their Glasgow enemies were not to blame for the hit.
It is now believed they may have got this info from cops in Scotland who were unaware of the phone recovered when Riley was arrest on an international warrant in Liverpool last Friday.
A source said: 'A phone in a crime like this will be gold-dust to investigators.
'It's said to contain info linking the murders back to Scotland - and to the wider Daniel crime organisation.
'It appears Police Scotland weren't made aware of this discovery and are out the loop. It's not a good look for them.
'That's why there's this bizarre situation where cops here are saying it's not linked to the Daniels and Lyons war - but police in Spain are adamant it is.'
Horror moment Scots gangster Ross Monaghan is shot dead by hitman at Spanish pub as staff & punters flee in terror
A relative of murdered Monaghan previously said: 'The one thing people need to know is the Daniels are not behind this.'
And Police Scotland this week again insisted the clan had no link to the slayings.
Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Houston said: 'We're not aware of any current evidence which suggests the deaths of these two men are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge.'
But that was contradicted by cops in Malaga who alleged on Thursday that the suspect was a 'member of the Daniel gang'.
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CCTV footage of the incident was broadcast on Spanish TV
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Associates of Mark Richardson, above, have been targeted by underworld rivals
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Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel and family members have been targeted by gang thugs
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Former Union Bear Ross 'Miami' McGill is said to have ordered a wave of attacks
Associates of the Daniels and caged cocaine boss Mark Richardson have been targeted by hoods run by Dubai-based hood Ross 'Miami' McGill, 31.
He blames Richardson lackeys for conning him by using fake notes in a £500,000 cocaine deal.
An underworld source backed the Spanish police conclusions over who was behind the Monaghan's Bar massacre.
And he warned the bloodshed is certain to continue as Scotland's warring gangs seek payback.
The carnage began in March amid claims Dubai-based hood Ross 'Miami' McGill, 31, sought revenge after blaming Richardson associates for using fake notes in a dodgy £500,000 cocaine deal.
Our insider said: 'This war is going to get worse because everyone is convinced the Daniel mob sent the Liverpudlian hitman.
'He's an associate linked to a mob who have supplied Daniels and Mark Richardson with drugs and armaments.
'The Daniels have worked with Liverpool for years. The Lyons and their Irish Kinahan associates are reeling from this.'
'It's only a matter of time before there is more bloodshed.'
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: 'We will offer support to Police Scotland and provide any guidance that may be required.'
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