“There will be more criminals linked to Maher who are very likely to face serious jail time in the New Year,” a senior source told Independent.ie last night. Expand Close Thomas Maher was 'living the high life' in the UK / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Thomas Maher was 'living the high life' in the UK“The tractor unit involved had at one point be owned by Maher, and was still registered in his wife’s name even after it was sold, the UK’s National Crime Agency said yesterday. However his luck finally ran out when specialist English police and gardai refocused their investigations on Maher after the Essex tragedy. The British National Crime Agency (NCA) said evidence showed that he operated a transportation network spanning Europe, moving drugs into the UK and Ireland and the profits in the other direction. Associates reported back to Maher when the drugs were picked up, transported and arrived at their final destination in Ireland, the Agency said in a statement.

Source: Irish Independent December 23, 2020 10:38 UTC