Spanish police 'dismantle' Scottish drugs gang as crime boss arrested

Spanish police 'dismantle' Scottish drugs gang as crime boss arrested41 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCraig WilliamsBBC ScotlandEPALyons was wearing a face mask when he was escorted from Bali police headquarters in DenpasarPolice in Spain say they have "dismantled" a criminal drugs gang led by members of the Lyons family.A statement by the country's Civil Guard said Scottish gangland figure Steven Lyons had been arrested in the Netherlands after being deported from Bali on Tuesday.The 45-year-old crime boss from Glasgow was taken into custody on 28 March after arriving in Indonesia from Singapore.The Civil Guard said the Lyons' organisation in Spain has been taken apart, with 14 arrests in four countries and 20 other people under investigation.A spokesperson for the force told BBC Scotland they expect Lyons to arrive in Spain in two to three weeks, though that could take longer if he were to oppose extradition.Lyons was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice and was detained on the same day his wife, Amanda, was arrested in Dubai.The arrests came as part of Operation Armorum, which has also seen police in Turkey locate and freeze high-value assets linked to the Lyons network, the statement said.Lyons group 'extremely vulnerable' amid fresh wave of violence fearsCrime boss Steven Lyons deported from Bali to AmsterdamThe Civil Guard is one of Spain's two national police agencies. It operates as a paramilitary organisation and deals with high-level security and serious crime.It said the Lyons operation has involved 18 raids in the last week, mostly on the Costa Del Sol and Barcelona.The statement said electronic devices, large amounts of cash, company documents, high-end watches and cryptocurrency wallets were seized.This follows a three-year investigation in collaboration with Police Scotland.The statement said the Lyons gang has developed a criminal network in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with "a c...