Gangland murder victim Eric Fowler was under pressure to pay a drug debt and had separately ordered a local criminal to pay a debt owed to him. Officers said it would be a “big thing” for a local criminal to murder Fowler knowing his associations with the Kinahan crime cartel. Sources said the cartel is “going to great lengths” to find out who is behind Fowler’s murder, with the cartel believing the Hutch crime gang was responsible. Gardaí have gathered CCTV footage which shows a driver of a two-man hit team in his car waiting for Fowler to arrive home. Gardaí are investigating events that the adult and juveniles claim preceded the altercation that took place.

Source: Irish Examiner December 31, 2018 06:00 UTC