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‘Important & trusted’ Kinahan cartel thug who turned on Hutch gang in bloody feud flees Ireland after jail release

Gardai were placed on high alert before his release

• Published: 8:00, 6 Apr 2024

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RUTHLESS Kinahan cartel member Paul Beatty is believed to have fled Ireland, The Irish Sun can reveal.

Beatty — labelled an “important and trusted member” of the mob in court — was freed from jail two months ago.

He had served a ­sentence for possessing a Smith & Wesson revolver on June 2, 2018.

Gardai were placed on high alert before his release, due to his association with Daniel Kinahan’s gang.

Despite this, there have been no reported sightings of Beatty in Dublin’s north inner city since he got out.

One theory is that he may have spent time in Spain with other associates of the Kinahan organisation.

Beatty is originally from the north inner city.

However, the thug turned his back on the Hutch gang when he declared his loyalty to the Kinahan group during the bloody feud.

Since his release, he has also stayed away from his old neighbourhood over fears that he would be targeted by the Hutch faction. A local source told The Irish Sun: “Beatty is keeping a very low profile because he’s hated in the north inner city.

“He turned against people he grew up with and ­everyone is saying that he has been away.”The source added: “Beatty knows that he’s a marked man — but he is also ­someone who is extremely violent and volatile.