Judge jails gangland 'hit for hire team' which included former British soldier

A three-man "hit for hire team" have received sentences totalling 36.5 years at the Special Criminal Court for planning to kill a member of the Hutch family before they were intercepted by gardai just 250 metres from their target's home in Dublin's north inner city.

The non-jury court heard that audio surveillance of the team - which included a British army veteran - picked up references to “the cartel” and “money all over the world”.