Alleged Crime Boss Daniel Kinahan Appears in Irish Court After Extradition
Kinahan was arrested on landing and taken to court under heavy Garda escort after years of investigations into alleged transnational organised crime.
- On Sunday, Irish authorities extradited Daniel Kinahan from the United Arab Emirates, with the 49-year-old landing at Casement Aerodrome in Dublin and immediately charged with directing an organized crime group.
- This return marks the first use of the new, permanent bilateral treaty with the UAE, following years of Garda investigations; associate Sean McGovern was previously extradited under a separate, one-off arrangement and later sentenced to 24 years.
- Armed gardaí escorted Kinahan across Dublin to the Special Criminal Court on Sunday night, where he was charged with directing an organized crime organization between October 18, 2015, and April 6, 2017.
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin and UAE Justice Minister Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi praised the bilateral cooperation, with officials saying the arrest demonstrates "our determination...to target transnational organised crime groups."
- Facing a potential life sentence, Kinahan will next appear in court on October 5, with the maximum penalty under Section 71A of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 contingent on conviction.
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Daniel Kinahan, alleged head of Ireland’s largest criminal organisation, that of the Kinahan family itself, was arrested by the Irish police after landing at the Casement military airfield outside Dublin at around 6.30 p.m. this Saturday. The Irish Garda has ordered his remand in custody, after working in a joint operation with the government of the Arab Emirates, where he had resided for more than a decade, for his arrest and subsequent extradi…
The 49-year-old Irishman spent ten years on Emirati soil before being arrested in April by the dubaïote police. Accused of running the "Irish Mafia" between October 2015 and April 2017, he was sentenced to 20 to 30 years in prison.
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Irish authorities finally have their man, the Wall Street Journal reports. Daniel Kinahan, the alleged boss of a billion-euro crime outfit that has supplied cocaine across Europe, was flown from Dubai to Dublin on Sunday after losing a months-long extradition fight in the United Arab Emirates. More than 70,000...
Daniel Kinahan, 49, was extradited Sunday, August 9 from the United Arab Emirates to Ireland. Arrested in Dubai in April on Irish warrant, he appeared before the Dublin Special Criminal Court, which charged him with leading a criminal organization.
Reddit Reacts To Ex-Boxing Promoter Daniel Kinahan Being Extradited to Ireland To Face Organised Crime Charge
Ex-boxing promoter and alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been extradited from Dubai to Ireland on Sunday, 9 August. The 49-year-old arrived in Dublin aboard an Irish Air Corps aircraft after Dubai courts refused to block his extradition. He is set to face a charge of directing the activities of a criminal organisation, with his return bringing an end to years spent outside the country. Kinahan was later brought before the Special Criminal Co…
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