It adds that he runs Ducashew through various individuals and is involved in its financial and business management. The latest news from in and out of the ring, plus results and upcoming fights in the UK and Worldwide. 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. Kinahan (53) and his two sons, Daniel and Christopher Jnr, have been remanded in custody after appearing last Saturday. If convicted, he could face a three-year sentence and a fine. Sean McGovern also has managed communications on behalf of Daniel Kinahan, and he sells multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine. McGovern is Daniel Kinahans advisor and closest confidant, and evidence indicates that all dealings with Daniel Kinahan go through Sean McGovern. The item was destroyed and he faced no prosecution. It is believed they were aiming for Christy Kinahan's son Daniel, who was in attendance at the weigh-in. Remarks by Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Rosenberg for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes at the Association of Women in International Trade. 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. But escorts say that the wife of Christopher Kinahan Jnr is far from happy these ages in her gilded cage far from home. Bernard Patrick Clancy A childhood friend of Daniel Kinahan. Daniel Kinahan runs Ducashew through various individuals and is involved in its financial and business management. THE US Sanctions on the Kinahan organised crime group and the $5million rewards for the capture of the 'Dapper Don', Christy Kinahan Snr and his criminal sons, Daniel and Christopher Jnr, has been the peak point in the fight by law enforcement against their global cartel. Demonstrative of a long history of criminality, Christopher Sr. has 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. 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. 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. '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. One investigator told us: It was a common tactic by Christy Kinahan and others to use the identities of homeless people to obtain passports. [Wanted Poster in English Accessible][186 KB] The Glock pistol was recovered when officers swooped on his pad in the Costa del Sol in May 2010. 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. Daniel Kinahan, a boxing advisor and the controller and manager of the gang, his father father Christopher Snr, a convicted drug trafficker and his brother Christopher Jnr have all been placed on an Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list. Nero Drinks Company Limited (Nero Drinks) is a UK-based alcoholic beverage company. Sean McGovern, Ian Dixon, Bernard Clancy and John Morrissey are the four other Kinahan gang members on the list. File. Executive Committee Business: Suspension of Standing Orders 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 wide-range of criminality that it is estimated has generated over one billion euro for them. 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. NCA officer Craig Taylor (not his real name) has been tracking the Kinahan cartel since 2006. 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". The KOCG, which operates in Ireland and is also established in the United Kingdom, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates, was designated as a significant transnational criminal organization. Explainer: Who are the Kinahans and why is $5 million reward being offered? ALIASES: Mano During this time he was building a list of contacts that grew to what became known as the KOCG. Also charged with passport fraud are Robert Edward Phillips and James Gregory Naughton. He said that the hierarchy of the KOCG has convinced senior Kinahan members that they are untouchable.. The Guardian newspaper states that Christy Kinahan was born in St Teresa's Gardens, Dublin, in the south inner city, though an Irish passport cited by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lists his primary place of birth as Cabra, Dublin further north. If he travels to Ireland, he could be arrested on suspicion of directing the activities of an organised crime gang. . Taylor explained that Kinahan didn't appear to notice the plain-clothes NCA officer beside him and, as a result, he acquired fresh intelligence in an attempt to dismantle the Kinahan cartel. Conor Lally US Wanted' posters of Kinahans Daniel Kinahan. Why is a reward being offered and who is offering it? The image was taken a few years ago in the middle of the feud but he had passed over control by that stage to his eldest son. Last week US law enforcement put Kinahan, his two sons - Daniel and Christopher jnr - and four of their Irish associates on a financial sanctions list. As part of the huge probe, suspected cartel money man Jasvinder Singh Kamoo has been charged with using fake number plates on a Mercedes C180. One of the companies is a boxing management consultancy, which also works in sponsorship, management and broadcast deals in other sports. ", "Two Kinahan gang members jailed over plot to kill Patrick Hutch", "Garda review list of 600 names linked to Kinahan crime family", "Who is the kingpin behind Irish-led cartel based in Spain? Ian Dixon is a 49 percent shareholder, and he also receives 80 percent of Hoopoe Sports profits. The brazen daytime attack targeted Daniel Kinahan during a weigh-in for an MTK Global (formerly MGM) boxing match and shocked the Irish public. Another member of the deadly crime gang caught travelling with a fake passport was Christopher Kinahan Jnr. It blocks them from the US banking. 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. 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. They can also impact the Kinahan's boxing business and interests in the US, Daniel Kinahan claims to have worked with Tyson Fury in the past. File:Christopher Kinahan Jr. $5 million USD reward poster.pdf. Another company is named as Nero Drinks Company Ltd in Glasgow, London and Mijas (Spain). The OFAC notice refers to the family and its associates collectively as the "Kinahan Organized Crime Group" or "KOCG." The Kinahans have been participating in a gang war with another Irish group since February 2016 in Ireland and Spain. Matters of the Day: Murder of Kieran Doherty. All three of the Kinahan clan were initially placed under investigation by a magistrate for drug trafficking, arms trafficking, money laundering and criminal association. Ian Dixon is a 49 per cent shareholder, and he also receives 80 percent of Hoopoe Sports profits. Sean Gerard McGovern Daniel Kinahan's advisor and closest confidant. 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. 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. [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. [6] His son Christopher Jr is also involved in boxing. For example, Christopher Sr. has registered a number of companies under aliases or using abbreviations of his name. 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". But I was quite nervous, he told The Observer. Ducashew was designated for being owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, Daniel Kinahan. John Johnny Morrissey (62), with an address in Malaga, Spain, is named as having worked for the KOCG for several years, including as an enforcer, and facilitates international drug shipments for the organisation from South America. [8], By February 2010 Kinahan was awaiting sentence in Belgium on money laundering charges. The US states he is "believed to run the day-to-day operations" of the crime gang. [14][15], The Kinahan Cartel has had an ongoing feud with the Hutch Gang since 2015, which has resulted in 18 deaths as of August 2021. Other members of the Kinahan cartel have also been named by US authorities, including his brother Christopher Jr. and their father Christopher. View the chart on the individuals and entities designated today. John Morrissey is also involved in money laundering. Kinahan Jr. has access to the organizations funds and the ability to direct illegal proceeds to persons and businesses outside of Dubai, comingling illicit proceeds through various legitimate commercial businesses. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire. 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. [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. The Kinahans Christy snr, Daniel and Christopher jnr were on Monday night named by the US Department of the Treasury as being at the apex of the criminal network, and sanctions have been put in place against them. Irish national Daniel Joseph Kinahan (Daniel Kinahan), currently based in Dubai, was designated for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the KOCG. 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. [9], In March 2016 Julio Martinez, the chief prosecutor for the Marbella area, told El Pas that charges against Kinahan for money laundering were imminent. Last edited on 29 September 2022, at 05:57, Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, International Emergency Economic Powers Act, "Transnational Criminal Organizations Designations; Libya Designations Updates", "The six unsolved gun murders linked to the Kinahan cartel", "Will the Dublin feud threaten Christy Kinahan's criminal empire? The event was attended by. Piret Jgeda Kinshuk . The Kinahans are a Dublin gang who emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s, who are considered to be the most 'powerful organised crime group' in Ireland today. Christy Kinahan - Also known as "the Dapper Don", [35] Christy is the founder of the Kinahan crime group. You wont catch them running out of a car with five kilos of cocaine, thats for sure. Ian Dixon is the sole manager of Hoopoe Sports and has full executive power over the company, the treasury department says. [3] The subsequent police response to the gang violence in Ireland led to gang member arrests and caused the KTCO leadership to shift their transnational organized crime operations to the United Kingdom, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the Kinahans there have been compromises. Christy Kinahan and his two sons will be held in custody inSpain while police investigate their $1.22 billion crime organization. View our online Press Pack. His long time associate John The Colonel Cunningham is one of 24 suspects who wont be charged as part of the probe. Criminal groups like the KOCG prey on the most vulnerable in society and bring drug-related crime and violence, including murder, to the countries in which they operate. 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. 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That really marks them out, along with the lengths they go to to make sure that vendettas are followed through, an NCA officer added. The Kinahans are a Dublin gang who emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s, who are considered to be the most 'powerful organised crime group' in Ireland today. 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Criminal activities of the KOCG, including international money laundering, generate proceeds in the United Kingdom, which are then pooled together and passed to local criminals before being handed to Irish organized crime group members and laundered out of the United Kingdom. Irish national John Francis Morrissey (John Morrissey), currently based in Spain, 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. Todays action is the result of close collaboration between OFAC, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Irelands national police force (An Garda Sochna), the United Kingdoms National Crime Agency, and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation. He has four Irish passports, three of which were fraudulently obtained, as well as a British passport and three UAE identification numbers. File history. Kinahan is understood to have been in Zimbabwe as recently as March or April - just before the US announced financial sanctions on him . He said that there have been incidents where police investigating the group have been put at risk. 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. [10] Christy Kinahan already has convictions for money laundering in Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium. The sanctions imposed by the US also set out the Kinahans leading roles in their cartel and gives details such as their home addresses and passport numbers, genuine and fake. However, a Zimbabwe media investigation now claims he is spending most of his time there. Others living in the UAE included trusted cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern, whose former home in Crumlin was torched last week. 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. [6] His son Daniel is a boxing promoter, lives in a villa in Guadalmina and allegedly runs the day-to-day aspects of his father's gang. 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Kinahan jnr (41) has, according to the US sanctions documents, three addresses; one in Dubai and two in Marbella, southern Spain. During the cartels reign of terror in Spains Costa del Sol, authorities believe every member of the mob used bogus travel documents. He "sources large quantities of cocaine from South America, plays an integral part in organising the supply of drugs in Ireland, and is attempting to facilitate the importation of cocaine into the United Kingdom". Ciaran O'Driscoll A footsoldier for the gang, he has a criminal record that ranges from, Leon Griffin A footsoldier for the gang, he is a friend of. He mingled alongside other passengers without a care in the world and not many people would have recognised him.. Hoopoe Sports is run by close Kinahan ally Ian Dixon, from Dublin. [6] He was murdered in Mlaga in late 2015. Daniel Kinahan's father Christopher Snr is also wanted by police Credit: Twitter/ gardainfo 8 Christopher Kinahan Jnr, Daniel's brother Credit: Twitter/ gardainfo Kinahan jnr (41) has, according to the US sanctions documents, three addresses; one in Dubai and two in Marbella, southern Spain. Ian Dixon is the sole manager of Hoopoe Sports and has full executive power over the company. [11], In April 2022 the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Christy Kinahan, his sons Daniel and brother Christy Jr. as well as several associates of the Kinahan family. The sanctions list names Daniel Kinahan (44) as the owner of Dubai-based company Ducashew Trading LLC. Christy Kinahan's income source is mostly from being a successful . 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. [6], His home was raided by Spanish police in 2010, though no charges were brought. This was because until recently, UAE laws governing business stipulated that more than 50% of the company must be owned by an Emirati partner. 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However, Taylor could not share further details of the encounter for security reasons. File usage on Commons. CITIZENSHIP: Irish He also has three Irish passports, the numbers of which are also set out and two of which are fraudulently obtained. ", "Two veteran Irish criminals, one vicious feud, two cold-blooded assassinations. 13581 as amended or the Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Other resolutions: 185 240 pixels | 371 480 pixels | 593 768 pixels | 1,275 . Additionally, if you are located outside of the United States, you can contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. [Wanted Poster in Arabic][368 KB] The KTCO gained notoriety in 2016 when a feud with the rival Hutch drug trafficking gang also from the inner city of Dublin led to a shooting attack at a Dublin hotel. 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. Although Daniel escaped unharmed, the subsequent and ongoing feud has resulted in 18 homicides, encompassing nearly all members or relatives and associates of the Hutch gang. For other inquiries Contact Us. Suspects ordinarily can be held for up to two years but this period is lengthened for more serious offenses. The Kinahan Transnational Criminal Organization (KTCO) was established in Dublin, Ireland, by Christopher Vincent Kinahan in the 1990s. And his decision to fly on the bogus passport came back to haunt him last week after he was charged with passport fraud by the Spanish police. 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. Trusted access management is a security technology pillar and a key component of the access control "program." Guy C. SwanDane SalmOmar JonesRobert ReiterAmit Gang leader Daniel Kinahan, his father Christy and his brother Christy Jr. have lived in Dubai for several years and have extensive commercial and real . 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