Prison sentences were imposed on three men at the Special Criminal Court yesterdayThe Kinahan cartel is a cynical criminal organisation that preys upon “desperate and foolish” people in the recruitment of “dispensable footsoldiers”, a High Court judge has said. Mr Justice Tony Hunt made the comments at the Special Criminal Court yesterday as he imposed sentences totalling 19 years on three men who took part in a Kinahan cartel plot to kill a member of the Hutch family in Dublin’s north inner city. Michael Burns, 43, was jailed for nine years while Stephen Curtis, 32, and Ciaran O’Driscoll, 25, were both jailed for five years for their role in the conspiracy to kill Patrick “Patsy” Hutch. Mr Justice Hunt said the court was satisfied that the three men were working for the Kinahan gang, which is involved

Source: The Times June 29, 2020 23:12 UTC