First arrest of senior cartel figure in Dubai raises hopes that Christy Kinahan and his sons, Daniel and Christopher Jnr, will be next
First arrest of senior cartel figure in Dubai raises question about whether Christy Kinahan and his sons, Daniel and Christopher jnr, will be next
The cartel’s Irish operation – which reigned supreme over the domestic drugs trade for the best part of two decades – is now crushed. Many of its middle management figures, and the gunmen and minor players also in their pay, languish in Irish prisons for Kinahan-Hutch crimes. Around 70 men linked to the cartel in Ireland have been jailed.
McGovern was among seven men – including the three Kinahans – to be sanctioned by the United States in April, 2022. Most significantly, he is the first criminal at the apex of the cartel to be arrested by Dubai Police. The authorities in UAE have always proven very reluctant to arrest westerners for extradition to their countries of origin, though that appears now to be changing.
McGovern , is a career criminal from Drimnagh, Dublin who was wounded in the Hutch attack at the Regency Hotel, where he was present with Daniel Kinahan, the target on the day. McGovern was shot in the stomach – his friend David Byrne was fatally wounded – but recovered. When discharged from hospital, he refused to co-operate with the Garda investigation into those who shot him.
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