Kinahan distribution hub bust hits leaders now 'living in the shadows'

'They’ve no legitimate stream of income and they’ve had to revert back to cocaine dealing' 
Kinahan distribution hub bust hits leaders now 'living in the shadows'

Gardaí outside a business premises on the Long Mile Rd, Dublin, where 40kg of cocaine with a final estimated street value of around €2.8m, along with 6,000 large cylinders of nitrous oxide, €78,000 in cash, a hydraulic drugs press, and a cash counter, were seized. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Gardaí say they have taken down a Kinahan cartel “cocaine distribution hub” that has been supplying gangs across the entire island for some time.

Three men — among eight people arrested — are considered to be “facilitators” for the cartel in running what was a “wholesale distribution centre”, one which the gang thought was safe.

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