Kinahan Arrested in Dubai: A Major Milestone

0:00Daniel Kinehan, the alleged boss of one of Ireland's biggest crime outfits, got nabbed in Dubai this week. Irish police, the Garda-Sea Oshana, confirmed an Irish guy in his late 40s was arrested Wednesday on a warrant from Irish courts for serious, organized crime charges. Dubai cops called him an Irish fugitive tied to an international network. Garda's standing firm, saying they'll chase these criminals anywhere in the world. Ireland's RTE news confirmed it's Kinehan, who's been named by Dublin's high court as a top player in global drug trafficking and gun crimes. He's been living in the United Arab Emirates for years. This ties back to a brutal feud between Kinehan's cartel and the rival Hutch Gang, linked to 18 murders in Ireland since 2015. A big flashpoint was the 2016 Regency Hotel shooting in Dublin, where Cannahan associate David Byrne got killed at a boxing event cops. And Cannahan was the real mark. Beyond crime, Cannahan co-founded the boxing firm MTK Global and rubbed shoulders with

1:03heavyweights like Tyson Fury, even pushing big fights that fell through. Back in 2022, the US slapped a $5 million bounty on info to dismantle his gang or lockup its leaders. With this arrest, the long hunt for Cannahan hits a milestone, but questions linger on extradition and what comes next for the cartel. Stay tuned as this unfolds. I'm Corey with the story. That's your Canada News Today update, AI powered and always on.