Wanted mobster Sean McGovern is gardai’s ‘target number one’ as net closes on Kinahan cartel

This Irish Mirror has learned that senior gardai are more hopeful than ever that McGovern – who had a European Arrest Warrant issued against him last year. – will now be booted out of the United Arab Emirates

• 08:50, 7 SEP 2023
• Updated09:53, 7 SEP 2023

Wanted Kinahan cartel mobster Sean McGovern is ‘target number one’ in gardai’s recent efforts in Dubai, it has emerged.

This Irish Mirror has learned that senior gardai are more hopeful than ever that McGovern – who had a European Arrest Warrant issued against him last year – will now be booted out of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he’s believed to have been hiding for the past number of months.

Sources say a major focus of this week’s high-profile meeting between Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Dubai Police chief Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri was McGovern himself – and about making his deportation a reality.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris flies into Dubai as net closes on Kinahan cartel leaders

Tue 5 Sep 2023 at 11:25 UP DATED BY WATCHROOT SEMPTEMBER 8TH 2023.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has travelled to Dubai where he is expected to discuss with police how Kinahan cartel leaders could be flown back to Ireland, the PA news agency understands.