Scottish crime boss Steven Lyons to be deported to Spain days after arrest in Bali

Steven Lyons, 45, one of Scotland’s most notorious gangland figures, is due to be deported to Spain after his arrest at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Saturday. Indonesian authorities said Lyons, who flew in from Singapore, is wanted in Spain on charges of organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering and a murder dating back to 2024.Lyons, allegedly the head of an international criminal organization operating throughout Europe and the Middle East, was taken into custody after being stopped by immigration officials. He is accused of using shell companies to launder money in Spain, Scotland, England, Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain and Türkiye.Lyons’ wife, Amanda Lyons, was also arrested in Dubai for alleged crimes in Spain, indicating that authorities are targeting the inner circle of the crime syndicate.Bali police chief Daniel Adityajaya said Lyons was the leader of a “large-scale international criminal organization involved in drug trafficking and money laundering”. The arrests follow co-ordinated raids in Scotland and Spain in collaboration with Europol, which resulted in a number of arrests and the seizure of assets.Lyons survived the 2006 shootings in Glasgow, which killed his cousin, and later relocated to Spain before settling in Dubai. He has links to the Dubai-based Kinahan crime group and has been involved in a decades-long feud with rival Scottish gangs.Authorities in Bali are continuing to search for Lyons’ two companions who came with him but remain at large on the island.

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