Alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan was charged with directing a criminal organisation by prosecutors in Dublin yesterday amid tight security at a special court sitting following his extradition from the UAE.
Kinahan, who was arrested in Dubai in April, was named by the US in 2022 as one of three leaders of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. US authorities offered a $5 million reward for their arrests.
He was handed over to Irish authorities in Dubai earlier yesterday and flown by Irish government jet to a military base on the outskirts of Dublin. He was then taken directly to the court and was remanded in custody afterwards.
A lawyer for Kinahan, who had lived openly in Dubai for the last 10 years and until recently had been involved in organising high-profile boxing fights, told the BBC in 2021 that allegations about him being a crime boss were false.
In a joint statement yesterday, the justice ministers of the UAE and Ireland described Kinahan as one of the most high-profile individuals sought for prosecution in connection with transnational organised crime.
Kinahan is due to appear in the court either in person or via video link next on October 5.
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