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' 

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.