Decision to be made on Scottish gang boss Steven Lyons' Spain extradition

A decision is due to be made on the extradition of Scottish crime boss Steven Lyons to Spain from the Netherlands .

The 45-year-old has been held in Amsterdam since being deported from Indonesia, after he was arrested on arrival in Bali in March, following a major international police operation to take down a global crime gang.

He is believed to be the head of the notorious Lyons crime family based in Glasgow, which detectives say has played a significant role in the funnelling of drugs into Scotland, money laundering and outbursts of violence throughout Europe for decades.

Lyons was flown from Indonesia to Amsterdam on Wednesday, April 8.

Authorities want to send him to Spain to face charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering.

Spanish police said their operation “dismantled” the Lyons Clan, calling it the most violent Scottish criminal organisation of recent decades.

Steven Lyons was arrested on arrival in Bali, Indonesia, in March, following a major international police operation to take down a global crime gang. Imigrasi Ngurah Rai

The arrests came after a judge in Malaga issued a European Arrest Warrant (EAW). This is a simplified cross-border judicial surrender procedure between European Union member states.

The Guardia Civil said the investigation, dubbed Operation Armorum, has led to the arrests of 14 people in Spain, Scotland, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates.

Additional suspects were detained in Turkey, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates, including his partner, Amanda Lyons.

On June 4, the gang leader faced a surrender hearing in a Dutch Court – an “expedited system” designed to ensure individuals cannot evade justice simply by crossing an internal EU border.

A judgment on his extradition to Spain is due to be made on Thursday.