A Scottish man, described as a senior determine in a world crime syndicate, was arrested shortly after touchdown on the resort island of Bali, authorities in Indonesia stated Tuesday.
The 45-year-old, recognized as Steven Lyons, was taken into custody by immigration officers at Ngurah Rai Worldwide Airport on Saturday on arrival from Singapore, in accordance with Untung Widiyatmoko, head of Indonesia’s department of Interpol.
The immigration system had flagged him as the topic of an Interpol Pink Discover issued at Spain’s request. A Pink Discover is an alert issued by Interpol on the request of a member nation for police worldwide to arrest a suspect for extradition.
Lyons, who is needed in Spain and the UK in reference to organized crime, drug trafficking and cash laundering, will probably be extradited to Spain on Wednesday, Widiyatmoko advised reporters in Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali.
Lyons has been on Spain’s needed listing for about two years, following a homicide case there in 2024. Bali Police Chief Daniel Adityajaya stated the arrest was a part of a joint investigation involving Spanish and Scottish police.
In line with Widiyatmoko, Lyons is alleged to have led a criminal offense ring that used shell firms for cash laundering in Europe and the Center East — together with in Spain, Scotland, England, Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain and Turkey,
He stated police in Scotland and Spain final week carried out raids in reference to Lyons case leading to a number of arrests with the assistance of Europol — a European Union legislation enforcement cooperation hub — and in addition Turkey, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.
Scottish media have reported that Lyons survived a 2006 capturing in Glasgow that killed his cousin and later moved to Spain earlier than settling in Dubai, within the UAE. Final Might, his brother and an affiliate had been shot and killed in a suspected gangland capturing at a beachfront bar in Fuengirola, southern Spain.
Lyons arrived in Bali with two companions who’re believed to nonetheless be on the island, stated Bugie Kurniawan of Bali’s immigration workplace. He stated Spain’s Interpol has recognized them as members of the identical felony cartel however they don’t seem to be on any arrest warrants.
