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        "id": 1646793,
        "msgid": "arrested-in-bali-scottish-mafia-boss-handed-over-to-spanish-police-1774961844",
        "date": "2026-03-31 18:56:58",
        "title": "Arrested in Bali, Scottish Mafia Boss Handed Over to Spanish Police",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Steven Lyons, a 45-year-old British national and leader of a major transnational crime organisation involved in drug trafficking, money laundering, and murders, was arrested at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport on 29 March following an Interpol red notice issued by Spanish authorities. The operation resulted from international cooperation between Indonesian police, Interpol, and law enforcement in Spain, Scotland, and the UAE, highlighting Indonesia's role in global efforts to combat organised crime. Lyons, who had been a fugitive for two years after killings in Spain in 2024, is set to be deported to Spain on 1 April to face charges for his extensive criminal activities across Europe and the Middle East.",
        "content": "<p>A mafia boss from Scotland, Steven Lyons (SL), was successfully\narrested in Bali by Indonesian authorities. The British national will\nsubsequently be deported to Spain to be held accountable for all the\ncrimes he has committed. The suspect SL (45) was apprehended at the\nInternational Arrival Terminal of Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali on Saturday\n(29\/3) around 11:58 WITA by a joint team of police and immigration\nofficers in Bali. The suspect SL is known as one of the leaders of a\nnotorious mafia in Scotland, with crimes involving drug trafficking,\noperations of fictitious companies, and money laundering offences. \u201cThe\narrest concerns a red notice for an international fugitive listed as a\nwanted person (DPO) by the Spanish police,\u201d said Bali Police Chief Irjen\nPol Daniel Adityajaya during a press conference at Bali Police\nHeadquarters in Denpasar on Tuesday (31\/3). He stated that SL, according\nto his passport, is a British foreign national and plays the role of\nleader of a large-scale transnational criminal organisation operating in\ndrug trafficking and money laundering in Spain and Great Britain. \u201cThis\nis thanks to coordination and cooperation between NCB Interpol, Polri\u2019s\nInternational Relations Division (Divhubinter), Bali Police,\nimmigration, and of course the countries involved in the incident\n(crimes committed by the suspect),\u201d he said. Director of General\nCriminal Investigation (Dirreskrimum) of Bali Police, Kombes I Gede Adhi\nMulyawarman, also explained that the uncovering of SL is part of an\noperation codenamed Armour Room, a joint investigation initiated by the\ncentral operational unit of Spain\u2019s Guardia Civil in Malaga and the\nScottish police. \u201cThen through a joint operation in Europe on 27 March\n2026, this authority is part of a series that has led to 33 arrests in\nScotland and 12 arrests in Spain,\u201d he clarified. The suspect SL was\narrested in Bali because he was listed on an Interpol red notice and\nbased on intelligence information and international cooperation from NCB\nInterpol, NCB Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Polri\u2019s\nDivhubinter, indicating that suspect SL was moving from Abu Dhabi to\nIndonesia with the destination of Bali. Subsequently, based on this\ninformation, Bali Police, Ngurah Rai Airport Resort Police, and Ngurah\nRai Immigration officers immediately mobilised personnel. When SL\narrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport, he was immediately\narrested. Secretary of Indonesia\u2019s NCB Interpol at Polri\u2019s Divhubinter,\nBrigjen Pol Untung Widyatmoko, said that today the handover process or\ntransfer to NCB Interpol and immigration is taking place, and SL is\nbeing picked up by Spanish police in Bali. \u201cFrom Spain\u2019s Guardia Civil,\nwho have come to collect the red notice fugitive who is a major criminal\nactor operating not only in Spain, Scotland, England but also in Dubai,\nQatar, Bahrain, and Turkey for his drug trafficking,\u201d said Brigjen\nUntung. The suspect SL is scheduled to be deported on Wednesday (1\/4)\ntomorrow, escorted by Spanish police. \u201cThe individual is the leader of a\ncartel and criminal organisation involved in murders, drug trafficking,\nand money laundering. Subsequently, the subject will be deported and we\nwill hand him over to Spain\u2019s Guardia Civil,\u201d he said. \u201cWe from\nIndonesia\u2019s NCB Interpol are conducting close cooperation in exchanging\nintelligence information, including regarding several crimes that have\ncertainly occurred in Bali, and we will continue to follow up and pursue\nthe perpetrators,\u201d he added. He stated that SL\u2019s red notice was issued\non 26 March 2026, and he has committed many crimes in various European\ncountries. \u201cHe is indeed a British national. The individual has a\nresidence permit in Spain and has committed many criminal offences in\nSpain, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Dubai,\u201d he explained. He also\nconveyed that SL has been a fugitive or DPO for the last two years after\ncarrying out a murder action in Malaga and Madrid in Spain in 2024. \u201cHe\nhas been on the run for two years after the 2024 murders in Malaga and\nMadrid. But clearly, he committed the murders due to rivalry between two\ncrime groups, one Daniel group and one Lyons group. And both originate\nfrom Scotland but their operations cover almost all of Europe,\u201d he\nexplained. The criminal organisation led by SL is very large, with a\ndrug network, murder cases, and money laundering. However, in Indonesia,\nit has not yet been detected whether he invested the laundered money\nproceeds.<\/p>",
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