FoodFellas

Slain gang figure Ross Monaghan ran online shop Site offers expats favourite British goods in Costa Del Sol

- BY GERARD COUZENS and MARK MCGIVERN

SLAIN Scots gangster Ross Monaghan ran an online supermarket selling expats a taste of home before he was murdered in a gangland execution in the Costa Del Sol.

The 46-year-old dad of two became a director of Costa Shop and Drop after fleeing to Spain following a botched hit attempt outside a Glasgow primary school.

As well as running Monaghan's Irish Bar in Fuengirola – where he was murdered alongside pal Eddie Lyons jnr – he also owned the online shop for expat Scots stocking square sausage, Irn-Bru and other UK goods.

Monaghan, killed after being cornered in his bar in Fuengirola moments after his 43-year-old gang pal Lyons was shot dead, used the sales slogan: "Craving Your Favourite British Food?"

Other items in stock include Walkers Crisps, Weetabix, Colman's Mustard and Pot Noodles.

The company, which continues to sell products from its Malaga warehouse, also markets toiletries and beauty products.

It offers next-day delivery on all orders placed in the Costa Del Sol, describing itself as a "new and exciting" service and boasting: "Our prices are often lower than the market-leading competitors."

On the firm's website, it says: "Costa Shop & Drop was established in 2020 in order to bring the very best British-branded food, drink and household products direct to your home. In the midst of a global pandemic, we came to the realisation there was a huge demand for people to order the products they love from the UK and for them to be delivered directly to their home without the need to travel.

"The idea of Costa Shop & Drop was born!

"Our ethos is customer based and we strive towards meeting the needs of you, the customer! Same day ordering and delivery service - seven days a week!"