Minister sets up garda link with country where Kinahan cartel leaders are hiding

Justice Minister Helen McEntee said law enforcement coalitions, such as the new one with the United Arab Emirates, demonstrate that Organised Crime Groups cannot evade justice

In Dublin, last April, the FBI announced a reward of $5m for information on each of the three leaders of the Kinahan cartel – Daniel Kinahan (centre), his brother Christopher Jnr (left) and their father, and cartel founder, Christy (right). 

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has welcomed the Government’s decision to appoint a garda liaison officer to the United Arab Emirates – the fugitive home of the Kinahan cartel leadership.

The police boss said that as recently seen in the international operation against the Kinahan Organised Crime Group, the network of liaison officers plays a “critical role” in combating gangs.