Home Uncategorized After years of operating in the shadows, the most powerful woman within the Steven Lyons crime family has finally been captured in a dramatic raid by Spanish police. Her arrest not only ends a long-running cross-border manhunt but also serves as a crushing blow to a national criminal network already crumbling at its foundations. As the true identity of the “kingpin’s” sister-in-law is revealed, the public remains captivated by the chilling realities behind this once-mighty underground empire.

After years of operating in the shadows, the most powerful woman within the Steven Lyons crime family has finally been captured in a dramatic raid by Spanish police. Her arrest not only ends a long-running cross-border manhunt but also serves as a crushing blow to a national criminal network already crumbling at its foundations. As the true identity of the “kingpin’s” sister-in-law is revealed, the public remains captivated by the chilling realities behind this once-mighty underground empire.

Uncategorized Davis Tuan · April 24, 2026 · Comments off

Crime boss Steven Lyons’ sister-in-law unmasked after arrest in Spanish raid
Rebecca Hayes has been pictured for the first time.

Steven Lyons’ mugshot(Image: Ngurah Rai Immigration Office)

The sister-in-law of crime boss Steven Lyons has been unmasked after her arrest in Spain.

Rebecca Hayes, 32, was one of seven suspects cuffed during dawn raids linked to the Lyons gang in the Costa Del Sol last month.

She is the younger sister of Amanda Lyons – the glamorous wife of the Lyons boss – who has been described by police as an “active member” of his crime gang.

The Spanish Civil Guard used battering rams to force entry to multiple properties and businesses on March 27.

Several Lyons’ footsoldiers were apprehended in the crackdown named Operation Armorum following a two-year investigation into organised crime.

Rebecca Hayes

Steven Lyons and his wife Amanda were arrested days later. The 45-year-old hood was picked up in Bali on a European Arrest Warrant before being put on a plane to Amsterdam.

He is currently being held in the Netherlands ahead of his planned extradition to Spain where he is wanted over allegations of laundering £26million.

Amanda was arrested in Dubai as she looked set to fly to Indonesia from Dubai to be reunited with her fugitive husband.

Both face future charges of membership of a criminal organisation.

Rebecca has reportedly since been released on bail, subject to requirements that include giving up her passport, being prohibited from leaving the country and reporting to the court periodically.

Amanda Lyons

Amanda Lyons(Image: Facebook)

The sisters are daughters of leading Costa Del Sol crime figure Richard ‘Ricky’ Hayes. In Glasgow’s Easterhouse, their father started his criminal career peddling heroin where he oversaw a network of street dealers that included Derek “Deco” Ferguson – who would later become Scotland’s most wanted fugitive.

The Record previously published extraordinary footage showing armed police raiding the homes linked to the crime network. Body camera footage showed armed police breaking into homes to make arrests and conduct lengthy searches.

In one clip, dozens of police are shown carrying out a swoop of a plush home after smashing their way in and tying a man’s hands behind his back. Several Rolex watches and phones were recovered.

Officers found a large block of white powder during a property search in another video. In another early-morning raid, a man was shown being marched out of a restaurant and into a cop car.

Spanish Guard raid homes in Costa Del Sol

Spanish detectives seized more than 100 photos hidden inside furniture at an apartment used by suspected Lyons gang members showing torture and beatings. The gruesome pictures were discovered at the flat on a residential estate in Fuengirola during one of the 18 raids carried out by cops late last month.

Detectives in Scotland and Spain are continuing to try to identify the victims pictured in the gory snaps.

The investigating judge in Malaga, who is leading an ongoing probe has been given copies of the photos.

One man with his hands tied behind his back

The Civil Guard released spectacular footage earlier this month and branded the Lyons gang a “highly sophisticated criminal organisation characterised by violence.”

Police in Scotland also carried out a series of joint dawn raids on the same day as part of the international investigation into the suspected drug trafficking network.

Officers arrested eight men ages 64, 46, 45, 45, 41, 39, 39 and 35, at addresses in Glasgow, Bellshill, Cumbernauld, Gartcosh, Caldercruix, Coatbridge and East Whitburn at around 4.30am on Friday morning. The men all appeared in court last week and were charged with a variety of offences, including organised crime.

Davis Tuan