IRELAND’S number one drug trafficker and his right-hand man are under arrest after a spectacular police operation across three European countries.

THE Kinahan gang operated an “international” drug and gun trafficking operation and a “global investment service” laundering “hundreds of millions” of euro for some of Europe’s biggest gangs, including his own.

A man suspected of heading a vast international drugs, guns and money laundering empire was arrested during raids in Ireland, Britain and mainland Europe today.