inp.polri.go.id - Denpasar. The Bali Regional Police, along with the International Relations Division of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, arrested Steven Lyons (45), a British citizen on a red notice list, at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali.

Bali Regional Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya stated at a press conference in Denpasar on Tuesday that the arrest of the red notice fugitive, an international fugitive issued by the Spanish Police, took place on Saturday (3/28/2026) at approximately 11:58 a.m. at the International Arrivals Terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali.

"The suspect is the leader of a large-scale transnational criminal organization involved in narcotics trafficking and money laundering in Spain and the United Kingdom," said Daniel.

The Director of Criminal Investigation at the Bali Regional Police, Senior Superintendent I Gede Adhi Muliawarman, explained that SL's arrest was part of 'Operation Armourum,' a joint investigation initiated by the Spanish Civil Guard's Central Operational Unit and the Scottish Police.

In a simultaneous operation prior to Steven Lyons' arrest in Bali, European police arrested 33 members of the Lyons syndicate in Scotland and 12 in Spain.

Following the arrest in Europe, the Abu Dhabi National Police Agency (NCB) reported that Steven Lyons was traveling to Indonesia.

"Based on intelligence information and international cooperation from both the police and Immigration, from the central office to Ngurah Rai Immigration, the Bali Regional Police, along with the Ngurah Rai Sub-regional Airport Police and Immigration, immediately placed security on standby in the arrivals area upon his arrival," he said.

Meanwhile, Bugie Kurniawan, Head of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, stated that the subject of the red notice arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, on Singapore Airlines flight SQ-938, en route from Singapore to Denpasar on March 28, 2026.

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