Posted by THE Kinahan cartel still “wields power” in global drugs trafficking despite its Irish collapse, a senior officer has revealed.
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the notorious Regency Hotel murder of David Byrne, Detective Superintendent Dave Gallagher says that Dubai authorities will return senior gang figures to Ireland if the Director of Public Prosecutions decides they should be charged.
Christopher Kinahan Jnr, one of Christy’s sons, is living there with him
The murder, on February 5, 2016, triggered a war on Irish streets — led by the ruthless cartel bosses directing from Dubai and the UK.
But the work of the gardai and law enforcement agencies abroad has seen dozens of Kinahan assassins, enablers and facilitators put behind bars.
Daniel, 47, his brother Christy Jnr, 45, and their 68-year-old father Christy ‘Dapper Don’ Kinahan still reside in the desert state of Dubai.
Although they once controlled their cocaine from its source in South America to the streets of Dublin, they have adapted their business over the last number of years due to the pressure from gardai and international law enforcement including the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
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