UAE extradites alleged international crime boss Daniel Kinahan to Ireland
Summary
The United Arab Emirates has sent Daniel Kinahan, an alleged Irish crime boss, to Ireland to face charges for running a large international criminal group. Kinahan was arrested in Dubai and is expected to appear in an Irish court for organized crime accusations.Key Facts
- Daniel Kinahan, 49, was extradited from the UAE to Ireland on Sunday aboard an Irish government jet.
- He is charged with leading a transnational criminal organization linked to drug trafficking, money laundering, gun trafficking, and murder.
- Kinahan was arrested in Dubai in April on an Irish warrant and had lived openly in the UAE for about ten years.
- The extradition was approved by the Dubai Court of Cassation and followed a treaty between the UAE and Ireland.
- The Kinahan crime group has connections with South American cartels, Chinese mafia, and Hezbollah.
- U.S. authorities have sanctioned Kinahan and his family and offer a $5 million reward for information leading to their arrest.
- Kinahan is expected to appear before Ireland’s Special Criminal Court and then be held in a high-security prison.
- This is the second senior cartel leader extradited from Dubai; another member was recently sentenced to 24 years in prison.
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