Lyons Crime Family Explained

Lyons Crime Family
Founded:1990s
Years Active:1990s–present
Founding Location:Glasgow, Scotland
Founded By:Steven Lyons
Territory:United Kingdom, Spain, United Arab Emirates
Criminal Activities:Drug trafficking, money laundering, murder, arms trafficking, extortion, blackmailing
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The Lyons Crime Family is a British crime firm in Glasgow, Scotland involved in various organised crime activities, including drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion and violence. Since 2001, the Lyons family has been embroiled in a longstanding and deadly feud with another Glasgow-based crime family, the Daniel Crime Family.[1] [2]

The family's origins can be traced back to the Possilpark area of Glasgow, where the Lyons family had lived for generations. The Lyons are known for their brutal tactics.[3] Over the years, the Lyons Crime Family has been involved in a number of high-profile crimes, including the murder of Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll in 2010.[4] The organisation has also been linked to a number of drug trafficking and money laundering operations.[5]

The Glasgow Times noted in November 2022 that "Lyons is feeling the heat after the recent busts and left Dubai. A lot of his trusted inner circle are either in jail or in exile, which has left him feeling vulnerable. He needed to make a change."[4]

History

The feud between the Lyons and Daniel families began in 2001 when a consignment of cocaine belonging to the Daniels was stolen from a house in the Milton area of Glasgow and sold by the Lyons.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Everything you wanted to know about Scotland's gang wars but were too afraid to ask," Daily Record, 29 July, 2021. .
  2. Web site: "Gangland cops probe 70 incidents linked to bloody turf war between Lyons and Daniel crime families," 26 October, 2021. .
  3. Web site: "Getaway driver guilty of machete murder bid on crime clan member," 13 May, 2022. .
  4. Web site: "Glasgow crime story of gangland figure murder 'The Gerbil'," Glasgow Times, 21 November, 2022. .
  5. Web site: "The Kinahan cartel backed Scotland's infamous Lyons mob in gangland feud, politician says," 1 May, 2022. .
  6. https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/th The Lyons v the Daniels, the incredible inside story of Glasgow's gang wars
  7. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/kinahan-crime-cartel-drawn-into-another-feud-this-time-in-scotland/36120315.html Kinahan crime cartel drawn into another feud - this time in Scotland
  8. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17602952.lyons-daniels---inside-scottish-gang-feud/ Lyons and Daniels - inside a very Scottish gang feud