Spanish Police Dismantle Scottish Crime Syndicate

0:00Europe news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters across Europe. I'm Cory with the story. Spanish authorities just dismantled a Scottish crime syndicate called the Lions Clan, which had been running operations out of Spain. They called it a violent outfit, and the big move came with the arrest of its alleged leader, Stephen Lions, a 45-year-old nabbed in Indonesia on March 28. Over the past week, Operation Armouram lets a 14 arrests across different countries. Lions got shipped to the Netherlands to face a Spanish warrant, while another clan member was picked up at Dubai International Airport that same day. Turkish police jumped in too, freezing high-value assets linked to the group. This clan has been building power for three decades, turning into a slick, family-run machine that's all about violence and going global. Spanish cops worked hand in hand with police Scotland to make it happen, showing how these networks keep evolving across borders. In the raids, they hit 18 spots in Costa del Sol and Barcelona,

1:00grabbing cash, documents, luxury goods, electronic devices, and cryptocurrency. Wallets. That haul cuts deep into their operations. International teamwork, like this, is proving key to shutting down these no boundaries crews for good.