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Steven Lyons, a prominent figure in Scotland’s criminal underworld, has been taken into custody by authorities in Bali, according to BBC Scotland News. This development follows earlier reports that Lyons was arrested in Bahrain just five months after his release from detention in Dubai. The Bali arrest is connected to a wide-ranging investigation involving police forces from Scotland and Spain, who recently carried out coordinated raids linked to serious organized crime.
Last Friday, law enforcement agencies in Scotland and Spain executed simultaneous operations targeting members of the Lyons crime family—the dominant gang in Scotland—as part of a probe that has spanned over two years. These actions, coordinated with the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), led to the arrest of 13 individuals. BBC Scotland News reports that local Indonesian officers apprehended Lyons on behalf of Spain’s Guardia Civil. A spokesman for Police Scotland confirmed, “We are aware of the arrest of a Scottish nominal in Bali and we are working closely with European partners.”
The Lyons clan, led by Steven Lyons, has been embroiled in a brutal feud with the rival Daniel gang for more than two decades. Lyons himself survived a 2006 shooting incident at a Glasgow garage that tragically claimed the life of his cousin, Michael Lyons. After spending time in Spain, Lyons eventually relocated to Dubai. His criminal network includes links to the Dubai-based Kinahan crime organization, and he is believed to have developed a relationship with Daniel Kinahan, son of the Kinahan founder and a former boxing promoter, while residing in Spain’s Costa del Sol.
The recent law enforcement efforts also addressed related violence linked to gang conflicts. Last May, Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were fatally shot in a Spanish bar following a Champions League final viewing. Michael Riley from Liverpool stands accused of these murders and has consented to extradition to Spain after initially contesting it. Spanish authorities have indicated Riley may be affiliated with the rival Daniel gang, although Police Scotland has stated there is no evidence connecting these killings to the ongoing gang war or to conflicts orchestrated in Scotland. Authorities continue to work in collaboration across multiple countries, with support from Europol and officers in the Netherlands, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, aiming to dismantle high-level criminal networks involved in drugs, money laundering, and organized crime
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