Glasgow crime boss Steven Lyons to challenge his extradition from Netherlands to Spain

Notorious Glasgow crime boss Steven Lyons is set to challenge his extradition from the Netherlands to Spain. The lawyer of the 46-year-old will oppose the move when Lyons appears at Amsterdam District Court today, June 4. The BBC reports that Arne Kloosterman has been representing the hood following his arrest in Bali this March. The judge's decision will then be published on June 18.

Lyons was apprehended and then paraded by Indonesian cops during his arrest on the island shortly after his arrival from Singapore. From there, he was repatriated on a flight from Denpasar to Jakarta and then placed on a flight to Amsterdam, where he is currently being detained, the Record reports . Cops in Spain earlier claimed they had "smashed" the Lyons' crime clan operation following the arrest of multiple associates of the gang. Officers from the Spanish Civil Guard used battering rams to force entry to multiple properties and businesses in a spate of pre-dawn raids on the Costa Del Sol.

A total of 14 of Lyons' foot soldiers were arrested in four countries, with 20 people still currently under investigation. 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. Electronic devices, large amounts of cash, company documents, high-end watches and cryptocurrency wallets were seized as part of the probe. Officers from Police Scotland simultaneously arrested eight men at addresses in Glasgow, Bellshill, Cumbernauld, Gartcosh, Caldercruix, Coatbridge and East Whitburn on March 27.

The men all appeared in court charged with a variety of offences, including organised crime. Civil Guard investigations estimate Lyons laundered upwards of around £26 million. It's reported that the Lyons boss had been on Spain's wanted list for two years. Lyons was put on a flight out of Indonesia on April 7.

The local Ngurah Rai Immigration Office described him as a "mafia boss and Interpol fugitive". Lyons' arrest came as cops carried out a raid on the Spanish pub where Lyons' brother Eddie Jnr and Ross Monaghan were assassinated last year. The Fuengirola pub was one of the 18 places the Civil Guard targeted. The bar reopened under a new name Irish Rovers following the crime, linked by Spanish cops to a turf war between rival gangs in Glasgow, the Daniel and Lyons gangs.

Michael Riley, the alleged hitman, is currently being detained at Teixeiro Prison in Spain's north-west region of Galicia after being cuffed in Liverpool and extradited in June last year. Lyons' wife was also nicked in the Middle East as part of the ongoing international probe to derail a drug trafficking network and the ongoing turf war in Scotland. Amanda Lyons was arrested at Dubai Airport just days after her husband was detained in Bali. She was apprehended by UAE officers after being flagged up as a wanted person by the Interpol.

A Dubai Police statement read: "The operation was carried out within the framework of Operation Armorum, led by the Spanish Guardia Civil, and resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals across several countries, including the United Arab Emirates, while a further 20 individuals are currently under investigation in Spain. "As part of their contribution, Dubai Police arrested a member of the criminal organisation upon arrival at a Dubai airport, following the issuance of an Interpol Red Notice against them. The swift action reflects Dubai Police’s high level of readiness and the effectiveness of their integrated security systems in tackling transnational organised crime and supporting international law enforcement cooperation."