A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of two Scottish gangsters outside a bar in a Spanish coastal resort.
Eddie Lyons Jr and Ross Monaghan, 43 were both killed after a gunman opened fire outside Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol earlier this month.
On Friday, officers from Merseyside Police arrested a 44-year-old man who has been charged on two counts of murder.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday for extradition proceedings and will remain in custody.
The attack occurred at around 11pm when a masked man emerged from a car outside the bar and opened fire while two men stood outside.
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Both men died at the scene and the gunman fled in the vehicle.
A spokesperson for the National Crime Agency said: ‘On Friday June 13, officers from Merseyside Police arrested a 44-year-old man in the Liverpool area on behalf of the Spanish authorities for two counts of murder.
‘The operation was supported by officers from the NCA’s National Extradition Unit.
‘The individual appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday June 14 for the commencement of extradition proceedings. He was remanded in custody.’
At the time, Police Scotland said the 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 the investigation.
The statement read: ‘The investigation into the fatal shootings in Fuengirola is being carried out by Spanish police.
‘Police Scotland is supporting Spanish police where requested, however, at this time we have no officers deployed within Spain.
‘There is currently no intelligence to suggest the deaths of these two men in Spain are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge.
‘Any misinformation or speculation linking the events in Spain are not helpful to the ongoing investigations in either country.
‘There is also nothing to suggest that the shooting in Fuengirola was planned from within Scotland.’
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.
More than 40 people have been arrested in connection with the incidents.
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