Overview
- Steven Lyons, 45, was deported from Bali to Amsterdam on Wednesday and is being held on a European arrest warrant issued by a Malaga judge.
- Spain’s Civil Guard says Operation Armorum broke the group’s structure with 14 arrests across several countries and 18 raids on the Costa del Sol and in Barcelona.
- Police seized cash, company records, luxury watches and cryptocurrency wallets, and Turkish authorities froze assets linked to the network.
- Spanish authorities seek Lyons’ extradition on money-laundering and drug-trafficking charges, and investigators estimate the network laundered more than €30 million through shell firms in Europe and the Middle East.
- Lyons’ partner, Amanda, was arrested at Dubai International Airport and is described by Spanish police as an active member of the organisation.