One of world’s most wanted cartel leaders captured
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Daniel Kinahan, alleged leader of Ireland’s Kinahan cartel, was arrested in Dubai on organized crime charges after a joint operation by Irish and UAE authorities.
- Kinahan faces charges linked to a violent gangland feud with the Hutch gang, responsible for 18 deaths since 2015.
- The Garda Síochána emphasized the arrest as a key example of international cooperation against transnational organized crime.
- Kinahan had previously fled Ireland for Spain and then the UAE following an assassination attempt connected to the cartel’s activities.
- The Kinahan cartel is a major player in the European drug trade, involved in a “super cartel” controlling about one-third of Europe’s cocaine market, with the US offering a $5 million reward for information leading to its leaders’ arrest.
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