UK boss of Kinahan crime group admits gun cache ruse

Thomas Kavanagh, Liam Byrne, 44, from Dublin, and Shaun Kent, 38, from Liverpool were about to face trial at the Old Bailey, but pleaded guilty to a string of charges at the 11th hour on Wednesday

Thomas Kavanagh pleaded guilty to a string of charges (NCA/PA)

A boss of the Kinahan organised crime group and two of his key members have admitted a ruse to create an arms cache to help him secure a lighter prison sentence.

Irish national Thomas Kavanagh, 57, was said by the National Crime Agency to be a high-ranking member of the crime network involved in drugs supply, firearms and money laundering, and acted as the figurehead of the organisation in the UK.