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Spanish Police 'Dismantle' Scottish Drugs Gang as Steven Lyons Arrested
Authorities say the alleged crime boss led a network tied to drug trafficking, money laundering and violent crimes across several countries.
- Scottish gangland figure Steven Lyons was arrested in Bali on March 28 and deported to the Netherlands on Wednesday, April 8, with Spanish authorities now seeking his extradition to face drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
- The Spanish Civil Guard dismantled the Lyons Clan through 'Operation Armorum,' describing the group as a 'highly sophisticated criminal organisation characterised by violence' that originated in Glasgow decades ago.
- Investigators allege the group laundered upwards of £30 million through shell companies while 'operating simultaneously in several countries, including Spain, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey.'
- Across four countries, the operation resulted in 14 arrests, including the detention of Lyons' partner at Dubai International Airport on the same day as his arrest.
- Officials expect Lyons to arrive in Spain within two to three weeks if he agrees to extradition, though police reportedly seek to question him regarding two murders in Madrid and Malaga in 2024.
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perspectivemedia.comSpanish police say Scots crime syndicate ‘dismantled’ as 14 arrested
It comes after Steven Lyons was arrested in Indonesia in late March.
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The Civil Guard has succeeded in dismantling the so-called Clan of the Lyons, considered one of the most dangerous Scottish criminal organizations in recent decades. 14 people have been arrested in different countries during the operation, including Spain, Scotland, Indonesia and the Arab Emirates, and it has been found that they used the Costa del Sol in Malaga as a base from which they conducted criminal activities internationally, especially …
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