He was included on the sanctions list for "assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the KOCG". AEuropean arrest warrant had been issued for him by the Irish authorities as he is wanted in relation to a number of crimes, up to and including murder. If you think of the cost to the nation of what criminal enterprises do, giving people a reward for information probably makes makes sense. Whether you're knowledgable of the Kinahans or hearing about them for the first time today, there are a lot of questions to be answered. We contacted Daniel Kinahans legal team for a comment on the charge against his father but they did not make any. The action adds the Crime Group to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, pursuant to the United States International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Executive Order 13581. 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Yellens Meeting with European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, Special Inspector General, Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), Administrative Resource Center (ARC)- Bureau of the Fiscal Service. However, Taylor could not share further details of the encounter for security reasons. Irish national Christopher Vincent Kinahan Senior (Christopher Sr.), currently based in Dubai, was designated for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the KOCG. Micheal Martin spoke on the reward being offered for information on the Kinahans. Although Spanish cops recovered hundreds of documents linked to the cartels money laundering networks during their probe, they never recovered Kinahans passport featuring the identity of the vulnerable man. DOB: September 24, 1980 Christy Kinahan's income source is mostly from being a successful . Ian Dixon has arranged multiple payments on behalf of Daniel Kinahan, as well as moved bulk currency on behalf of Daniel Kinahan in Ireland and the United Kingdom. But Kinahan made the mistake of using his British passport just a month before his arrest in May 2010 by the Spanish and thats why he has now been charged.. They would pay vulnerable people to provide their details so people like Kinahan could travel freely. The suspicion is that he only used it for a few months before he moved on to the British passport. If you have information, please contact the DEA at email KinahanTCOTips@dea.gov regarding any information on Christopher Kinahan, Jr. or the KTCO. The US says Christy Kinahan snr, who also goes by the name Christopher O'Brien and is nicknamed the Dapper Don, had "served prison sentences in Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium, including: six years for dealing heroin, two-and-a-half years for possession of cocaine and four years for money laundering". 'We want to do everything we possibly can to deal generally with criminality in our country. [Wanted Poster in Arabic][368 KB] This was because until recently, UAE laws governing business stipulated that more than 50% of the company must be owned by an Emirati partner. [13] Estimated reports have credited them with wealth of up to 1 billion. Additional information regarding sanctions programs administered by OFAC can be foundhere. After initially distributing South American cocaine and heroin in Ireland, the Kinahans later expanded their narcotics trafficking organization to include the United Kingdom and then throughout mainland Europe. [16][17][18][19], The Kinahan Organised Crime Group was founded by Christy Kinahan in the late 1990s and early 2000s while Ireland's "Celtic Tiger" period of rapid economic growth was occurring. The shocking developments arrive after Gardai and and international law enforcement agencies in the US, the UK and Europe spent six years investigating the Dublin family. File. Christopher Jr. regularly contributes to a fund that is used to pay KOCG members. He has four Irish passports, three of which were fraudulently obtained, as well as a British passport and three UAE identification numbers. [4][1] The Irish Independent states that his father was a dairy farm manager. Daniel Kinahan, who sources large quantities of cocaine from South America, plays an integral part in organizing the supply of drugs in Ireland, and is attempting to facilitate the importation of cocaine into the United Kingdom. 13581, Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations, as amended. A 17 year grudge held by Christy Kinahan that ended in murder | The Late Late Show | RT One 203,411 views Apr 28, 2017 296 Dislike Share Save The Late Late Show 229K subscribers Discussing the. According to the files, Naughton was considered a cartel gofer whose nickname was Boppo. And like his dodgy passport, where he claims to have been born on January 31, 1978, it also uses a fake birthday of June 4, 1981. Hutch had, however, already left the bar. Size of this JPG preview of this PDF file: 463 599 pixels. John Morrissey, who outwardly serves as the Nero Drinks brand ambassador, is heavily invested in Nero Drinks and has given a significant portion of the business to Daniel Kinahan to compensate for loads of drugs seized by law enforcement. [31] "Johnny Cash" Morrissey and his wife Nicola were arrested in Marbella, Spain on Monday 13 September 2022. A source added: He just looks like any other respectable person in the picture travelling on holiday with their family. His email address is on the contacts page of the UAE-based company's website. Three of the Kinahan's associated businesses are also facing sanctions; alcoholic beverage company Nero Drinks Company, UAE-based sports management and advisory company Hoopoe Sports and UAE-based business management consulting company Ducashew General Trading. Ducashew was designated for being owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, Daniel Kinahan. [21][22] The group reportedly began as a street gang of inner-city drug dealers in Dublin, but soon grew on a global scale to become the current multi-million dollar criminal network that it is today. [Wanted Poster in Farsi][416 KB] [30], Despite the sanctions being imposed on the group, it was reported in August 2022 that Spanish-based associates of the Kinahan cartel were continuing to operate multi-million-euro drug shipments. For detailed information on the process to submit a request for removal from an OFAC sanctions list, please visit here and refer to OFACs Frequently Asked Question 897. Other resolutions: 185 240 pixels | 371 480 pixels | 593 768 pixels | 1,275 . Irish national Sean Gerard McGovern (Sean McGovern), currently based in Dubai, was designated for materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Daniel Kinahan. Ian Dixon also oversees a fund on behalf of Daniel Kinahan and keeps track of money owed by a narcotics trafficker.. He also uses three dates of birth and has used four places of birth. McGovern, whose house in Crumlin, Dublin, was seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in 2020 and who subsequently moved to Dubai, has also "managed communications on behalf of Daniel Kinahan, and he sells multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine". He has one Irish passport and four British passports. From left to right: Daniel Kinahan, Christopher Kinahan Jr and Christopher Kinahan Sr have all been sanctioned by the US A wide range of criminality by the gang, including more than a. As part of our latest revelations on the man who once ran a 1billion crime empire before passing control of his gang to his eldest son Daniel, we also show the latest image of the ageing gangster. [Wanted Poster in English Accessible][186 KB] But if his sentence was less than two, its automatically suspended for first time offences. Matters of the Day: Dissident Republican Attacks. Christopher Kinahan jnr. Irish courts have said the gang is a 'murderous organisation', who are involved with the international trafficking of drugs and firearms. Ian Dixon is a 49 percent shareholder, and he also receives 80 percent of Hoopoe Sports profits. The weapon has been modified, consisted with the elimination of its serial number. With the Kinahans there have been compromises. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 'But I have to be honest with you, it's not something I've given deep thought or consideration to but I imagine its something that Minister McEntee will want to consider,' he said. The US treasury department says the company is owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, Daniel Kinahan. One of the companies is a boxing management consultancy, which also works in sponsorship, management and broadcast deals in other sports. The sanctions list names Daniel Kinahan (44) as the owner of Dubai-based company Ducashew Trading LLC. Kinahan is understood to have been in Zimbabwe as recently as March or April - just before the US announced financial sanctions on him . Any money the Kinahans have in US banks or the US itself can be blocked and their credit and debit cards have been frozen. It had been known Kinahan, 66, who set up the 1billion drugs cartel that bears his name and is now run on a day-to-day basis by his son Daniel, was using the southern African state as a base for his international business ventures. The brazen daytime attack targeted Daniel Kinahan during a weigh-in for an MTK Global (formerly MGM) boxing match and shocked the Irish public. Since February 2016, the KOCG has been involved in a gang war with another group in Ireland and Spain, resulting in numerous murders, including of two innocent bystanders. OFAC says he was designated for sanctions for materially "assisting, sponsoring, or providing. Conor Lally US Wanted' posters of Kinahans Daniel Kinahan. [32][33] Over 2,000 containers of nitric oxide were seized, as well as 78,000 in case, a hydraulic drugs press, communications devices, mixing agent and a money counter. Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program, [Wanted Poster in English][394 KB] Irish national Bernard Patrick Clancy (Bernard Clancy), currently based in Dubai, was designated for materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the KOCG. None of the Kinahan family was granted bail. Christopher Sr.'s sons, Daniel Kinahan and Christopher Jr., now manage his drug trafficking operations while Christopher Sr. oversees the property portions of the enterprise." The Sunday. Read More on Ukraine PUTIN'S TERROR Christy Kinahan and his two sons fled to the Middle East in 2016 after the killing spree waged by his younger associates in the deadly feud. The KOCG also frequently uses Dubai as a facilitation hub for its illicit activities. On Tuesday morning it was revealed that not only have a series of sanctions been placed on the notorious Kinahan family, but a reward of up to $5 million for information on the gang is being offered by the US Government. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says this is 'a heavy, if not crippling blow' for the Kinahans and a sign that 'you can run, but can't hide from justice forever'. Kinahan jnr (41) has, according to the US sanctions documents, three addresses; one in Dubai and two in Marbella, southern Spain. What sanctions have been placed on the Kinahans? He has managed communications on behalf of Daniel Kinahan and sells multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine. However, he is known to use identification with dates of birth including 19 November 1952 and 23 May 1957. [27][28][29] The seven key members were named as: Daniel Kinahan; Christopher Kinahan; Christopher Kinahan Jnr; veteran Dublin-born criminal Bernard Clancy; Daniel Kinahans advisor and closest confidant" Sean McGovern; former KOCG enforcer now Marbella-based money launderer "Johnny Cash" Morrissey; and Ian Dixon who was arrested over the 2015 Costa del Sol murder of Gary Hutch but never charged. Sean McGovern (36), who was wounded in the Kinahan-Hutch feud-related attack at the Regency Hotel, north Dublin, six years ago, is described by the department of the treasury in the US as "Daniel Kinahan's advisor and closest confidant". In secret Spanish files obtained by the Irish Sun, investigators there claimed the weapon was in good condition and was equipped with a safety on the trigger, which adequately carries out its function. The US authorities sayDixon owns or controls, directly or indirectly the Hoopoe Sports company in UAE, which manages boxers and negotiates sports-based deals, including broadcasting contracts. Kinahan, a 44-year-old Dubai-based Irishman, reportedly advises Tyson Fury alongside other top-tier athletes like Josh Taylor and Terence Crawford. John Cunnigham (58), Kinahans right-hand man, has been released on bail but is barred from leaving Spain. [6], He was arrested for crimes related to the seizure of heroin in Marino in the 1980s and served a six-year jail sentence. A National Crime Agency (NCA) officer in the UK has recalled a time where he got up close with Christopher Kinahan Sr and secretly filmed him. If convicted, he could face a three-year sentence and a fine. Four Dublin men and three companiesin the sports and luxury drinks sectorhave been placed on a US sanctions list alongside the leaders of the Kinahan cartel: Christy Kinahan snr, Daniel Kinahan and Christopher Kinahan jnr. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Theyre far removed from that level of criminality: the cartel structure is extremely hierarchical, said an NCA investigator. 13581 as amended or the Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Gary Hutch was the nephew of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, the most successful[citation needed] armed robber in Ireland, and the Monk is said to have taken the murder very personally, refusing any attempt at a 'sit down' made by the Kinahans. Matters of the Day: Murder of Kieran Doherty. Taoiseach Micheal Martin welcomed the decision as he believes Ireland has 'to work internationally and collaborate with other authorities in respect of these issues'. 'It's not something that we've done in the past that I'm aware it is done in the US and other jurisdictions. Matt Horne, deputy director of investigations at the NCA, described the Kinahans as a high threat, high harm organisation that plays a significant role in the supply of drugs to Europe. Since then, he has travelled to the Netherlands on his. On that occasion, he was caught with the bogus item in Germany. Kinahan has dated some of boxing's biggest names including Fury Credit: See caption. We can also reveal a tax identification number linked to Christy Kinahans passport was registered to Kamoos address. He also "responds to directives" from his older brother and "has collaborated with other members" of the crime group to "transport and sell narcotics in the United Kingdom" and was "also caught travelling with a false identity document in Germany". Christopher Cord. The Kinahan organised crime group (KOCG) is struggling to pay off prisoners on its payroll as a result of US sanctions bearing down on the gang and an assets seizure in its Gulf bolthole in Dubai. Tuesday 12 April 2022 19:56, UK (L-R) Daniel Kinahan, Christopher Kinahan Jr and Christopher Kinahan Sr have all been sanctioned The US government has announced a $5m (3.8m) reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the leaders of the Kinahan crime cartel. The Kinahan Organized Crime Group smuggles deadly narcotics, including cocaine, to Europe, and is a threat to the entire licit economy through its role in international money laundering, said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. Christy Kinahan - Also known as "the Dapper Don", [35] Christy is the founder of the Kinahan crime group. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Daniel Kinahan's father Christopher Snr is also wanted by police Credit: Twitter/ gardainfo 8 Christopher Kinahan Jnr, Daniel's brother Credit: Twitter/ gardainfo [6], John Cunningham served 17 years for kidnapping Jennifer Guinness.[6]. But the mob boss remains a person of interest to gardai over the plot to murder James Mago Gately in 2017 by Estonian hitman Imre Arakas. He was previously jailed for drugs offences on the, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 12:19. Two other alleged members of the gang were also jailed but will be released on bail if they are each able to deposit a $73,300 bail bond. 3.. As a result of todays action, all property and interests in property of the designated individuals or entities that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. The US treasury department said as a result of the action being taken against the named people and businesses "all property and interests in property of the designated individuals or entities that are in the United States or in the possession or control of US persons must be blocked and reported to" the office of foreign assets control. The OFAC looks to impose economic and trade sanctions against international narcotics traffickers, foreign countries, regimes and terrorists. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. It blocks them from the US banking. Irish national Ian Thomas Dixon (Ian Dixon), currently based in Dubai, was designated for materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Daniel Kinahan. But now I wouldnt, Reality star Stephen Bear jailed for 21 months for sharing sex video without consent, Refugees told they are to be moved as hotels prepare for holiday season, A Magdalene laundry and its clients: Holles Street, Fitzwilliam Tennis Club, Captain Americas. Fearing that he would be caught using the illegal travel document costing 500 as he travelled to South America in early 2010, he later used a British passport in the name of Michael Leslie Swift. Colleagues have been approached by some very, very undesirable people, some in the company of convicted armed robbers, others with affiliations to political groups and have been challenged. Irish courts have said the gang is a 'murderous organisation', who are involved with the international trafficking of drugs and firearms. Conor Lally is Security and Crime Editor of The Irish Times, Failure to address drone disruption issues at Dublin Airport deeply alarming, PSNI given more time to question two men over detectives shooting in Omagh, Two Air Corps planes out of service following crash at Casement Aerodrome, Before I would have held my husbands hand walking around the streets. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Office of the U.S. [8], By February 2010 Kinahan was awaiting sentence in Belgium on money laundering charges. The Irish Mafia Kinahan family could be implicated in crimes in 20 countries, including gangland murder, money laundering and cocaine. Ian Dixon is the sole manager of Hoopoe Sports and has full executive power over the company, the treasury department says. Nero Drinks Company Limited (Nero Drinks) is a UK-based alcoholic beverage company. Ducashew is one of three companies placed on the US sanctions list. If in the United States, you may contact the local DEA office in your city. The KOCG emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s as the most powerful organized crime group operating in Ireland. 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[2], In September 2020 Spanish authorities charged Kinahan with passport fraud. Mob boss Christy Kinahan is being shielded by corrupt politicians in the cartel's African bolthole, it has been claimed. Dubliner Ian Dixon (32) is also currently based in Dubai. Ian Dixon has arranged multiple payments on behalf of Daniel Kinahan, as well as moved bulk currency on behalf of Daniel Kinahan in Ireland and the United Kingdom, US treasury department said. CITIZENSHIP: Irish Treasury Sanctions Notorious Kinahan Organized Crime Group. The OFAC notice refers to the family and its associates collectively as the "Kinahan Organized Crime Group" or "KOCG." It adds that he runs Ducashew through various individuals and is involved in its financial and business management. The other people named were Christopher Kinahan Jnr, Daniel Kinahan's "advisor and closest confidant" Sean McGovern and Ian Dixon who was arrested over the 2015 Costa del Sol murder of Gary. Christopher Vincent Kinahan, Sr. (born 23 March 1957) better known as Christy 'the Dapper Don' Kinahan;[1][a] is an Irish drug dealer[2][3][4] with convictions for ecstasy and heroin smuggling. EYE COLOR: Black [6] He was murdered in Mlaga in late 2015. File:Christopher Kinahan Jr. $5 million USD reward poster.pdf. Monday 23 November 2009. In 2020, a Dubai company linked to Kinahan, Sea Dream Middle East General Trading LLC, tried to purchase as many as nine used de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalos from the . If he travels to Ireland, he could be arrested on suspicion of directing the activities of an organised crime gang. Jamie Griffin A footsoldier for the gang, he is the younger brother of Leon Griffin. [6], His home was raided by Spanish police in 2010, though no charges were brought. The Kinahans have been participating in a gang war with another Irish group since February 2016 in Ireland and Spain. Irish national Christopher Vincent Kinahan Junior (Christopher Jr.), currently based in Dubai, was designated for materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the KOCG. Adding Christopher Kinahan jnr to the sanctions list, the US says he "regularly contributes to a fund" that is used to pay cartel members. "The Irish Mafia" Kinahan family could be implicated in crimes in 20 countries, including gangland murder, money laundering and cocaine. [13][14], On 12 April 2022, the United States Department of State announced the offering of rewards of up to $5 million USD under the Narcotics Rewards Program for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the Kinahan family members. Kinahan has been involved in boxing for several years and was pictured with Fury in 2017. NAME: Christopher Kinahan, Jr. ALIASES: "Mano" DOB: September 24, 1980 POB: Dublin, Ireland NATIONALITY: Irish CITIZENSHIP: Irish HEIGHT: Unknown WEIGHT: Unknown HAIR COLOR: Black EYE COLOR: Black SCARS, TATTOOS, OR MARKS: Unknown [11][20] A native Dubliner, Kinahan's first convictions date back to the late 1970s and involved house breaking, car theft, burglary, handling stolen goods and forgery. He said that there have been incidents where police investigating the group have been put at risk. Mr Harris added: "The Kinahan organised crime gang started life as south inner-city Dublin drug dealers but has grown over the decades to become a trans-national crime cartel involved in a. The KTCO originally distributed South American cocaine and heroin in Ireland, and later to the United Kingdom and throughout mainland Europe. On this occasion, gardai believe he travelled on his real passport because he had no charges against him from Operation Shovel and had effectively retired from his 40-year career in organised crime. These people are saying: We know who you are., Its not a good place to be, its very uncomfortable but we work under the risk of compromise. Northern Ireland assembly. The majority of the murders took place in Dublin, and most were carried out by hitmen linked to the Kinahan cartel. Garda Assistant Commissioner John O'Driscoll, shows a slide relating to Garda seizures from the Kinahan oranised crime group at Dublin City Hall, after it was announced that the US government is offering five million dollars for information on the Irish Kinahan crime gang or for the arrest and conviction of its leaders. He said that the hierarchy of the KOCG has convinced senior Kinahan members that they are untouchable.. According to investigations being conducted by law enforcement agencies in the United States, Ireland, and Great Britain, Kinahan Jr. is currently residing in Dubai furthering the operations of the KTCO international drug smuggling and money laundering operation. Also living in the UAE are Ross Browning a close pal of evil cartel hitman Eamonn Cumberton. Christy Kinahan Jr's LinkedIn profile. Tanaiste Leo Varadkar views the developments as 'good news' and thinks offering rewards for information on criminals in Ireland is worth considering. However, it saidhis sons Daniel and Christopher jnr now manage his drug trafficking operations while Christopher snr oversees the property portions of the enterprise.

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