{"id":58002,"date":"2026-03-31T12:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/crime-boss-steven-lyons-set-to-be-deported-from-bali-to-spain\/31\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:20:10","slug":"crime-boss-steven-lyons-set-to-be-deported-from-bali-to-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/crime-boss-steven-lyons-set-to-be-deported-from-bali-to-spain\/31\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime boss Steven Lyons set to be deported from Bali to Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of Scotland&#8217;s most high-profile gangland figures is set be deported to Spain days after his airport arrest in Bali.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Steven Lyons was taken into custody on Saturday, shortly after he arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on a flight from Singapore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The development came on the same day his wife, Amanda Lyons, was arrested in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple are wanted over offences allegedly committed in Spain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Lyons was wearing a face mask when he was escorted from Bali police headquarters in Denpasar [EPA]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials on the Indonesian island have confirmed Lyons &#8211; who was the subject of an Interpol alert &#8211; will be deported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lyons was flanked by two officers when he emerged from police headquarters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His hands were bound with plastic cable ties and he was wearing orange overalls and a black face mask.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bali police chief Daniel Adityajaya told reporters the 45-year-old was alleged to be the leader of &#8220;a large-scale transnational criminal organisation engaged in drug trafficking and money laundering&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Lyons has his hands tied together as he is led from the detention centre by two officers\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oT5sF.M13pwgtjlHmkQXNw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/f0f0da2d26e3ca667ff0c83702428be2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Lyons wearing an orange prisoner&#8217;s suit with his hands bound [EPA]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Untung Widyatmoko, secretary of Interpol&#8217;s Indonesia bureau, said Lyons&#8217; criminal group operated in countries including Spain, Scotland, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers on Bali also confirmed they were searching for two associates who arrived with Lyons but managed to evade detection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of them has been named as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckged73p340o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stephen Larwood, who was arrested along with Lyons in Dubai last September.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Stephen Larwood, who was arrested along with Lyons in Dubai last September.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Stephen Larwood, who was arrested along with Lyons in Dubai last September.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is understood that Larwood was released in October and told to leave the Gulf state with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Widyatmoko said the two missing men were not listed on the red notice but Interpol intelligence has reported that they are both members of the Lyons crime group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They are still believed to be in Bali.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Friday, a joint Scottish-Spanish operation targeted alleged members of the Lyons group in a series of simultaneous raids in Bellshill, Glasgow, Gartcosh, Whitburn, Caldercruix, Cumbernauld, Coatbridge, Barcelona and the Malaga area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Steven Lyons is the head of the Lyons clan, which has been involved in a bloody feud with the rival Daniel group for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was reported earlier this month that Lyons had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c78jekj2pkyo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:arrested in Bahrain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;arrested in Bahrain&quot;}\" class=\"link \">arrested in Bahrain<\/a> &#8211; five months after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9d6y47z7v6o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:released from custody in Dubai;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;released from custody in Dubai&quot;}\" class=\"link \">released from custody in Dubai<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But in the weeks that followed, details of his whereabouts were shrouded in mystery &#8211; until he stepped off a flight in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After being stopped in the international arrivals area, Lyons was handed over to I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Area Resort Police.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bali Regional Police Chief Daniel Adityajaya - who is wearing a grey shirt with several colorful patches - speaks during a press conference on the arrest of a Scottish national at the Bali Police headquarters in Denpasar, Bali\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1vkzs_3G50sA7frNpRhXKQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/6378aad7c4d8f8e9b75a73880fd524e1\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Bali Regional Police Chief Daniel Adityajaya speaks to reporters at Bali Police headquarters in Denpasar [EPA]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement on Saturday, the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office said: &#8220;Based on intelligence data, SL is strongly suspected of being the leader of an international criminal organisation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He is suspected of being the mastermind behind the operation of several fictitious companies and of being involved in money laundering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: &#8220;We are aware of the arrest of a Scottish nominal in Bali and we are working closely with European partners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2006, Steven Lyons survived a shooting at a garage in Lambhill, in the north of Glasgow, which claimed the life of his cousin, Michael Lyons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He later moved to Spain before settling in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lyons&#8217; criminal alliances include ties to the Dubai-based Kinahan crime group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He is understood to have forged a relationship with founder Christy&#8217;s son, former boxing promoter Daniel Kinahan, while living in the Costa del Sol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephen Dempster, producer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/m0027wyq\/kinahan-the-true-story-of-irelands-mafia?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland's Mafia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kinahan&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland&#8217;s Mafia<\/a>, previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002jtr1?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC Scotland's Scotcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BBC Scotland'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">BBC Scotland&#8217;s Scotcast<\/a> that by the mid-2010s the Lyons group had become bigger and wealthier by tapping into the cartel&#8217;s global network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last May, Steven Lyons&#8217; brother, Eddie Lyons Jnr, and Ross Monaghan were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c991jpemrd9o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shot dead in a beachfront bar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shot dead in a beachfront bar&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shot dead in a beachfront bar<\/a> in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both men had spent the evening watching the Champions League final before they were targeted by a lone gunman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Michael Riley, 44, from Liverpool, has been accused by Spanish police of the murders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He had challenged an extradition bid but the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed in October that he had given his consent to be taken to Spain to face prosecution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the days after the double shooting a Spanish National Police detective said the suspect was a member of the rival Daniel gang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But Police Scotland have maintained there is nothing to suggest the murders in Spain are linked to the ongoing gang war or that it was planned in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The raids on Friday resulted in eight arrests in Scotland and five in Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Monday <a href=\"http:\/\/bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c3v69ew3411o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nine men appeared in court;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;nine men appeared in court&quot;}\" class=\"link \">nine men appeared in court<\/a> following the joint Scottish-Spanish investigation into organised crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seven face drug charges while one was charged with conspiracy and assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police Scotland said the inquiry pre-dated last year&#8217;s gangland feud in central Scotland which resulted in a series of assaults, shootings and firebombings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A number of properties were set alight in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas in March before the attacks spread to the west at the beginning of April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The force launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9vedmyem2do?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Operation Portaledge;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Operation Portaledge&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Operation Portaledge<\/a> in response and it has so far resulted in more than 60 arrests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/crime-boss-steven-lyons-set-100954937.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Scotland&rsquo;s most high-profile gangland figures is set be deported to Spain days after his airport arrest in Bali. 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