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Indonesia Arrests Scottish Man Sought by Spain in Connection with an International Crime Syndicate
Authorities say the 45-year-old is accused of leading a crime ring that used shell companies for money laundering and drug trafficking across several countries.
- On Saturday, Bali immigration officers arrested 45-year-old Scottish man Steven Lyons at Ngurah Rai International Airport after he arrived from Singapore, according to Untung Widiyatmoko, head of Indonesia's branch of Interpol.
- Spanish authorities seek Lyons for alleged organized crime, drug trafficking, and money laundering involving shell companies across Europe and the Middle East, where he has been on Spain's wanted list for about two years.
- Police in Scotland and Spain conducted raids last week with Europol's assistance, resulting in multiple arrests; authorities also detained his wife, Amanda Lyons, in Dubai as part of the ongoing international probe.
- Widiyatmoko told reporters that officials plan to extradite Lyons to Spain on Wednesday following his transfer to Jakarta, where the National Central Bureau of Interpol will manage the case.
- Immigration officials stated the arrest proves Bali is not a "safe haven" for international fugitives, as Lyons survived a 2006 shooting in Glasgow and previously resided in Dubai, Qatar, and Bahrain.
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Indonesia arrests Scottish man sought by Spain in connection with an international crime syndicate
Indonesian authorities have arrested a Scottish man described as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate shortly after he arrived on the resort island of Bali.
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