Kinahan Organised Crime Group

Kinahan Organised Crime Group
2022 wanted posters of Christy and Christopher Jr. Kinahan by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Founded1990s
Founded byChristopher Vincent Kinahan, Sr.[1]
Founding locationDublin, Ireland
Years active1990s–present
TerritoryIreland, United Kingdom, Spain, United Arab Emirates
Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, money laundering, murder, arms trafficking, extortion, blackmailing[2]
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Rivals

The Kinahan Organised Crime Group (KOCG), also known as the Kinahan Cartel, is a major Irish transnational organised crime syndicate alleged to be the most powerful in Ireland and one of the largest organised crime groups in the world.[30][31][32] It is also established in the UK, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.[33] It was founded by Christy Kinahan in the 1990s. His eldest son Daniel manages the day-to-day operations of the family's criminal group.[34] Estimated reports have credited them with wealth of up to €1 billion.[35][36]

The Kinahan Cartel has had an ongoing feud with the Hutch Gang since 2015, which had resulted in 18 deaths by August 2021.[37][38][39][40]

  1. ^ Fetherstonhaugh, Neil (22 May 2022). "Kinahan cartel working with Russian 'FBI' to move drugs across Europe, expert reveals". Sunday World. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ Townsend, Mark (16 April 2022). "Catching the Kinahans: the officers risking their lives to jail Ireland's most violent gang leaders". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Irish cartel 'working with Lyons crime gang in Scotland' amidst fears Scots football flooded with drug money". Daily Record. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "The Kinahan cartel backed Scotland's infamous Lyons mob in gangland feud, politician says". Sunday World. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Kinahan crime cartel drawn into another feud - this time in Scotland". Irish Independent. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  6. ^ Hand, John (25 April 2022). "Kinahan gang's drug route exposed as cartel 'employs African thugs to threaten EU port workers'". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. ^ "US sanctions Bosnian super-cartel drugs boss over 'close links' to Kinahan gang". GNN Liberia. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ^ MacNamee, Garreth (1 December 2017). "Kinahan cartel under surveillance in Dubai after senior member met Italian mafia boss there". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  9. ^ Duffy, Tom (12 January 2020). "How Liverpool gang boss 'The Lam' was linked to the Irish mafia". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  10. ^ Duffy, Tom (28 January 2012). "Scouse/IRA gang ran massive drug trade across the UK, Bebington boxer Brett Flournoy murder trial told". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  11. ^ MacNamee, Garreth (7 December 2022). "Italian mafia boss with close ties to Daniel Kinahan 'to turn state witness' following arrest". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Kinahan cartel: hunt for gang now linked to Iran and Hezbollah". The Sunday Times. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Kinahan cartel used tiny Iranian island to launder dirty money and for holidays". Sunday World. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Exposed: Johnny Morrissey, Hezbollah, and the multi-million euro laundering scheme". Sunday World. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Revealed: Kinahan gang's links to cocaine empire of feared 'El Chapo' syndicate". Irish Independent. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Kinahans on the run as drugs cartel disintegrates". The Sunday Times. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Mob boss Daniel Kinahan's drug trafficking empire imploding amid crackdown on business partners". Dublin Live. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Colombian drug lord, linked to Kinahan 'super-cartel', pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking". Sunday World. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Kinahan-linked criminal used Chinese gang in Ireland to launder cash, court hears". Sunday World. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Court hears Irish-based Chinese gang laundered drug trafficking proceeds for criminals". Breaking News (Ireland). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Gardai raid Crumlin 'motorcycle club' suspected of links to Kinahan cartel". Dublin Live. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Gardai raid headquarters of biker gang with suspected links to Kinahan cartel members". Sunday World. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Australian crime boss teams up with Kinahan cartel to 'smuggle tonnes of cocaine'". Dublin Live. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  24. ^ O'Reilly, Alison (7 May 2022). "Kinahan cartel carried out 'at least 20' murders across Europe". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  25. ^ Foy, Ken (12 May 2016). "Kinahan cartel thug boasts: I can buy off any 'New IRA' hitmen". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  26. ^ Hand, John (30 December 2021). "Kinahan cartel's Irish operation continues to crumble as net closes on mobster Daniel". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  27. ^ "Brian Grendon gang has taken drugs crown from Kinahan cartel, say gardai". The Times. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Kinahan gang 'wants to take back control of drugs trade'". The Times. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Kinahan rivals 'The Family' targeted in series of raids by gardai as cocaine, bullets and cash seized". Dublin Live. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  30. ^ Pogatchnik, Shawn (12 April 2022). "US puts $5M bounty on heads of Irish gang based in Dubai". Politico. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  31. ^ Fetherstonhaugh, Neil (12 April 2022). "Revealed: The seven 'key members' of Kinahan cartel hit with sanctions by the US". Sunday World. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  32. ^ "Kinahan Cartel: US sanctions cartel leader with links to Tyson Fury". BBC News. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  33. ^ "Kinahan crime gang: United Arab Emirates freezes assets after US sanctions". BBC News. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  34. ^ Schiller, Robin (17 May 2022). "Revealed: How codenames and gang tip-offs from $5m bounty bring endgame closer for Kinahan cartel". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  35. ^ "Explained: US sanctions on Kinahan gang members". BreakingNews.ie. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  36. ^ Gillespie, Tom (3 May 2022). "Kinahan cartel: 'Nobody is untouchable' - how the net is tightening around Ireland's $1billion drug gang". Sky News. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  37. ^ Foy, Ken (11 September 2017). "Garda crackdown on crime has cost Kinahan gang millions as big hitters face criminal charges". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  38. ^ MacNamee, Garreth (17 May 2020). "The curious case of Daniel Kinahan: Cocaine scion or boxing power broker?". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  39. ^ Güell, Oriol (7 November 2016). "Why is Irish drug trafficker Christy Kinahan still at liberty on the Costa del Sol?". EL PAÍS. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  40. ^ Reynolds, Paul (31 August 2020). "Two Kinahan gang members jailed over plot to kill Patrick Hutch". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 22 April 2021.