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Scottish 'mafia boss' can be extradited to Spain, Dutch court rules
Spanish investigators say Lyons laundered about €26 million as the court rejected his challenge and approved extradition.
- The Amsterdam District Court ordered 46-year-old crime boss Steven Lyons to be surrendered to Spain on Thursday to face organised crime and money-laundering charges.
- Spanish Civil Guard investigators leading Operation Armorum claim Lyons laundered around €26 million over two years, with 14 of his associates arrested across four countries.
- After being expelled from Dubai, Lyons was detained in Bali at the end of March on an Interpol Red Notice before repatriation to the Netherlands.
- Lawyer Arne Kloosterman argued the transfer from Indonesia exceeded authority, claiming the Bali capture resembled "a kidnapping," but the Amsterdam District Court rejected these procedural objections.
- Amanda Lyons, the crime boss's wife, was arrested in the Middle East following the international probe, while eight men were detained in Scotland as part of wider organised crime investigations.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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