'Trusted' Kinahan crime group member Liam Byrne arrested in Spain

The arrest of Liam Byrne follows an 'intelligence-led investigation' by the UK’s National Crime Agency that was supported by gardaí

Liam Byrne, 42, from Dublin, described by the NCA as a trusted member of the Kinahan organised crime gang, after he was arrested on Sunday evening in the Alcudia area of Mallorca, Spain, while eating in a restaurant with family members. Picture: NCA/PA Wire

Liam Byrne, a key member of the Kinahan Organised Crime Gang, has been arrested in Mallorca, Spain.

Spanish police say they held him after discovering he was on the island with an international arrest warrant after he spent time hiding out in Dubai.