UAE Extradites Alleged Crime Boss Kinahan to Ireland
The United Arab Emirates has extradited Daniel Kinahan, the alleged head of an international drug-trafficking cartel, to Ireland, authorities said. The handover is a significant blow to a criminal network accused of orchestrating violence and drug-running across Europe. Mr Kinahan, long sought by police, had been living in Dubai.
The Kinahan cartel has been linked to a bloody feud in Ireland and to drug and arms trafficking reaching across Britain, Europe and beyond, and Mr Kinahan had topped the wanted lists of several police forces. His extradition, from a Gulf state that had long been seen as a haven, marks a rare success for the international effort to dismantle the organisation. Irish prosecutors now face the task of building a case in court. The move signals a shift in cooperation between Western police and the UAE. Watch what charges Mr Kinahan faces and whether more arrests follow.