The Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau is actively pursuing criminal charges against drugs smuggler Daniel Kinahan. Without mentioning Daniel Kinahan by name in line with standard Garda policy, Mr O’Driscoll said he was confident the Garda will have success in bringing the very top of the gang’s hierarchy to justice. Kinahan has been identified by an Irish High Court judge as controlling a vast international network of drugs and arms smuggling. “While I might not mention any names in particular until such time as criminal charges are brought, if we gather such evidence as to prefer criminal charges, clearly the hierarchy of people in these crime groups are being targeted,” Mr O’Driscoll said. The Kinahan Cartel is a cynical criminal organisation that preys upon “desperate and foolish” individuals in the recruitment of “dispensable foot-soldiers”, sentencing judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt said.

Source: The Irish Times June 29, 2020 15:55 UTC