Gardaí intercepted 'hit for hire team' before planned killing of Patrick Hutch, court told

A three-man "hit for hire team", which included an Afghan war veteran, were planning to kill a member of the Hutch family before they were intercepted by gardaí just 250 metres from the "intended target's" home in Dublin's north inner city, the Special Criminal Court was told today.

The non-jury court also heard that audio surveillance of the team picked up references to “the cartel” and “money all over the world”.