Christopher 'Christy' Kinahan, 53, was arrested with his two sons in Spain today,
Christopher 'Christy' Kinahan, 53, was arrested with his two sons in Spain today, suspected of masterminding an international drugs, guns and money laundering crime empire, according to Sky News.He was detained in the Malaga area as a series of raids in Britain, Ireland, Spain and Belgium led to two dozen arrests.
The international crackdown targeted the gang's multi-million trafficking business from a base on the Costa del Sol.
The network is thought to have been behind a bet-to-lose horse racing scam in the UK in 2004 that led to jockey Kieren Fallon being acquitted of fixing race results. when an Old Bailey trial collapsed.
It has been linked to several underworld shootings and a rise in the supply of guns to inner-city gangs in the UK, it was reported.
Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy praised the detectives leading the investigation.
"The message from today's operation is clear: there is no hiding place for those who seek to bring misery and hurt to communities here in Ireland and abroad," the Irish Republic's most senior officer said."
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