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\n <\/p>\n\n Scottish ‘mafia boss’ Steven Lyons can be extradited to Spain, a court in Amsterdam ruled.\n <\/p>\n
Amsterdam judges granted Spain’s request to extradite Lyons during a hearing on Thursday.<\/p>\n
As the alleged head of the infamous Lyon crime clan based in Scotland, he is accused of running a global criminal empire.<\/p>\n
It is alleged to involve money laundering, shifting millions through shell companies, and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n
Lyons was initially captured in Bali on March 28, where Indonesian authorities paraded him in an orange prison suit and handcuffs and branded him a “mafia fugitive”.<\/p>\n
He was then deported from Indonesia under a European Arrest Warrant issued by Spanish authorities.<\/p>\n
Since Spain has no extradition treaty with Indonesia, he was sent to the Netherlands as part of the process.<\/p>\n
During a previous extradition hearing, Dutch lawyers acting for Lyons told the hearing that his removal to Spain should be blocked as his human rights were violated during his arrest.<\/p>\n
His solicitor said: “This is in reality a secretive extradition, basically kidnapping of my client.”<\/p>\n
Sky News’ Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies, who was following events in court on Thursday, said judges “roundly rejected” that accusation.<\/p>\n
He added that, since there was no appeal process, this was a “massive, significant moment” for “Spanish authorities trying to get their man”.<\/p>\n
Spanish police told Sky News that Lyons’ imminent arrival on Spanish soil will be the “cherry on top” after a three-year investigation.<\/p>\n
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In a written ruling, the International Legal Assistance Division of the District Court of Amsterdam said it had “authorised the surrender of the requested person to Spain”.<\/p>\n
It found “no evidence of a general risk that suspects in criminal procedures will not receive a fair trial in Spain,” adding that it was for the Spanish courts to assess whether Lyons’ right to a fair trial had been infringed.<\/p>\n
Lyons detention follows a huge cross-border operation involving Spain’s Guardia Civil, Police Scotland, Europol and authorities in several other countries.<\/p>\n
Police raids linked to the investigation have already swept through Spain, Scotland and other parts of Europe, with officers seizing high-end watches, cash, electronic devices and crypto wallets.<\/p>\n
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