Man accused of gunning down Scottish gangsters at Spanish pub to be extradited

The man who has been accused of shooting and killing two Scottish gangland figures at a Spanish pub has agreed to be extradited.

Eddie Lyons Junior and Ross Monaghan were gunned down at Monaghans Irish Bar in Fuengirola, south of Malaga, by a masked assailant who fled shortly after on May 31.

The pair are understood to have been key figures in the Glasgow-based Lyons gang, which has been locked in a bitter feud with the Daniels organised crime group for over two decades.

The fatal attack occurred after a car pulled up outside and a masked man got out and opened fire on the men.

Michael Riley was arrested in Liverpool under an international warrant issued by the Spanish authorities.

The 44-year-old has consented to his extradition to Spain, and no more hearings are due to take place in the UK.

Spanish police claim that Riley initially fled to Portugal before flying to the UK and that the alleged gunman shaved off his beard to change his appearance.

Spanish police believe he then hid at several addresses in Britain before his arrest, which they say came as he was about to escape to an island tax haven.

They added that the charges are two murders, membership of a criminal organisation and illegal possession of weapons.

Police Scotland previously said the targeted attack did not appear to be linked with a series of criminal acts by rival groups in Scotland, and that any speculation was “not helpful” to their investigation.

But at a press conference in Spain, police chief Pedro Agudo Novo said a Daniels clan member was involved in the assassinations.

He said: “In this case, we’re not talking about an independent hired killer but an internal member of the rival Daniel gang who ends up assassinating two members of an enemy gang.”

STV News understands Riley was not previously regarded by detectives in Scotland as being in the Daniel family orbit.

Operation Portaledge is investigating a suspected gang feud linked with a number of shootings, firebombings and assaults in the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas since March