One of Scotland’s most notorious gangland figures has been extradited to Spain after multiple delays.
Steven Lyons was flown from Indonesia to Amsterdam early on Wednesday, April 8, authorities have said.
From there, the 45-year-old was to be transferred onward to Spain, where he faces charges of alleged ‘drug trafficking’ and ‘money laundering’, Associated Press reports.
Lyons was detained in Bali on Saturday, March 28, shortly after arriving at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on a flight from Singapore.
Bali’s immigration system flagged him based on an Interpol Red Notice issued on behalf of Spain.
A ‘red notice’ is an international alert seeking the arrest of a suspect for extradition.
On Wednesday, Husnan Handano, a spokesperson for the island of Bali’s Immigration Office, confirmed the extradition had taken place despite delays as local police pursued an ongoing investigation.
Officers were reportedly investigating Lyons’ suspected associates who are believed to still be on the resort island.
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Lyons is claimed to have arrived in Bali with two companions, although he told authorities he travelled alone, the head of the Bali Immigration Office said.
The Lyons crime group is considered one of Scotland’s most dominant organised crime networks and has been embroiled in a violent feud with the rival Daniel clan for more than two decades.
Steven Lyons is said to be wanted by authorities in Spain and Britain. He has reportedly been on Spain’s wanted list for around two years, following a ‘killing’ there in 2024.
His arrest is said to have been part of a joint investigation involving Scottish, Spanish, and Indonesian authorities.
Police in Indonesia allege that Lyons ‘led a transnational criminal network, operating out of Scotland, that controlled drug trafficking routes between Spain and the UK’.
Authorities also allege that the group ‘laundered money through shell companies across Europe and the Middle East’ including Spain, Scotland, England, Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, and Turkey.
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Bali Police spokesperson Ari Sandy refused to comment on the investigation.
Lyons’ arrest followed a series of early-morning police raids in Scotland and Spain last month.
Eight men were arrested by Police Scotland as part of a joint operation with cops in Spain targeting serious organised crime. A probe coordinated with the UK’s National Crime Agency.
Warrants were executed at properties in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and West Lothian as part of the “pre-planned day of action”.
Specialist detectives from the Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism unit, supported by divisional officers, attended addresses in Glasgow, Bellshill, Cumbernauld, Gartcosh, Caldercruix, Coatbridge and East Whitburn.
The eight men – aged 64, 46, 45, 45, 41, 39, 39 and 35 – were arrested in connection with alleged serious organised crime offences.
Police said the action was part of a coordinated operation with the Spanish Guardia Civil, facilitated by Eurojust, which saw a series of raids and five arrests in Spain.
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