Irish cartel boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai on organized crime charges
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Key Points:
- Daniel Kinahan, alleged leader of Ireland’s Kinahan cartel, was arrested in Dubai on organized crime charges in a joint operation by Irish and UAE authorities.
- Kinahan faces charges in Ireland related to a gangland feud with the Hutch gang that has resulted in 18 deaths since 2015.
- The Kinahan cartel is a major player in the European drug trade, controlling about a third of Europe’s cocaine market and is linked to a larger "super cartel."
- Kinahan fled Ireland after an assassination attempt and has ties to the boxing industry as the founder of MTK Global.
- The U.S. Treasury Department had offered a $5 million reward in 2022 for information leading to the arrest or financial dismantling of the Kinahan cartel.
