Crime boss Steven Lyons paraded by Bali police after airport arrest
Steven Lyons (centre) flanked by immigration and police officers following his arrest on Saturday One of Scotland's most high-profile gangland figures has been paraded by police in Bali after being arrested at an airport immigration checkpoint. Steven Lyons was taken into custody on Saturday, shortly after he arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on a flight from Singapore.
The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office confirmed the 45-year-old - whom it referred to only by his initials SL - was arrested following an Interpol alert. The request for Lyons' arrest is believed to have come via Spain's Guardia Civil. BBC Scotland News understands he is now expected to be extradited to Spain.
Steven Lyons was arrested in Bali after a series of raids in police in Scotland and Spain on Friday Steven Lyons is the head of the Lyons clan, which was originally based in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. It has been involved in a bloody feud with the rival Glasgow-based Daniel group for more than 20 years.
It was reported earlier this month that Lyons had been arrested in Bahrain - five months after being released from custody in Dubai. But in the weeks that followed details of his whereabouts were shrouded in mystery - until he stepped off a flight in Bali. In a statement, the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office said: "Based on intelligence data, SL is strongly suspected of being the leader of an international criminal organisation.
"He is suspected of being the mastermind behind the operation of several fictitious companies and of being involved in money laundering." Footage shows Bali immigration officers carrying out the arrest Bugie Kurniawan, head of the office, said the arrest served as a message that the Indonesian island "will never be a safe haven for international fugitives".
And Felucia Sengky Ratna, head of the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration Bali, said: "This achievement demonstrates that immigration surveillance in Bali is effective, integrated, and responsive to transnational threats." After being stopped in the international arrivals area, Lyons - who was wearing a t-shirt, shorts and carrying a rucksack - was handed over to I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Area Resort Police.
He is currently being held at the airport's detention centre. On Saturday, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We are aware of the arrest of a Scottish nominal in Bali and we are working closely with European partners." It is understood the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has not been approached by Lyons or anyone connected to him.
The murder of Michael Lyons in 2006 took the Lyons-Daniel feud to another level