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Crime boss Steven Lyons arrives in Spain after extradition

Ngurah Rai Immigration Office Police mugshot of Steven Lyons. He is standing against a white height chart and staring directly at the camera. He has heavy stubble and short dark hair, combed in a side shed. He is wearing a black t-shirt and orange prison overalls. Ngurah Rai Immigration Office
Steven Lyons was arrested on 28 March in Bali and later deported to the Netherlands

Steven Lyons, one of Scotland's leading gangland figures, has arrived in Spain after losing a bid against his extradition on a series of charges related to organised crime.

Lyons, 46, was arrested in Bali in March under a European Warrant issued by Spain's Guardia Civil.

And last week he lost his bid to block extradition from the Netherlands.

In a fresh development, the Guardia Civil said Lyons was now also under investigation for "his alleged involvement in a murder in Spain".

In a video posted online, Lyons was escorted off a flight from Amsterdam on the runway at Madrid's Barajas Airport by officers and placed into the back of a police van.

Spain's national police force said he was sought in connection with drug trafficking, money laundering and an alleged murder in 2024.

The crime boss is the head of the Lyons group which has been involved in a bloody feud with the rival Daniel organisation for more than 20 years.

Crime boss Steven Lyons is extradited to Spain

It is expected Lyons will appear before a duty judge in Madrid before being taken to a jail in Andalusia.

After his arrest he was initially flown to the Netherlands as Spain does not have an extradition agreement with Indonesia.

Lyons appealed against his extradition but a court in Amsterdam turned down that bid last week.

Last year his brother, Eddie Lyons Jr and associate Ross Monaghan were shot dead in a beach-front bar in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.

Michael Riley, 44, from Liverpool, has been accused by Spanish police of the murders.

EPA Lyons flanked by police officers as he was led from a Bali police station before being deported in MarchEPA
Lyons flanked by police officers as he was led from a Bali police station before being deported in March

Officers in Scotland and Spain carried out a series of simultaneous raids in March, following a years-long investigation into serious organised crime.

Co-ordinated with the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), it targeted alleged members of the Lyons - Scotland's dominant crime group - and resulted in 14 arrests across four countries.

Electronic devices, large amounts of cash, company documents, high-end watches and cryptocurrency wallets were said to have been seized as part of the investigation.

A statement in April by the Civil Guard in Spain said the Lyons gang had developed a criminal network in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, using "a complex money laundering network based on shell companies and international financial transactions, managing millions of euros derived from drug trafficking".

It added that the group operated across several countries, including Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, and is "one of the most significant players in contemporary European organised crime".

It said the Lyons operation involved 18 raids, mostly on the Costa Del Sol and Barcelona.