Gardaí examining 20 bank accounts

GARDAÍ are examining more than 20 bank accounts suspected of being part of a “sophisticated” worldwide money laundering operation directed by crime boss Christy Kinahan.

Detectives have already uncovered a betting scam here through which an estimated €2.5 million in cash was laundered by the Kinahan syndicate.

The Garda investigation hopes to bring charges against a number of significant players in Kinahan’s operation under the new organised crime legislation.