Kinahan cartel, not the Hutch gang, is now facing knockout

It is now up to Dubai judges to decide whether or not to send Sean McGovern back to Ireland. 'It’s in the hands of UAE courts now,' said a security source, 'but our work is not over until they are all locked up'

Up to 70 active cartel members, associates, hired gunmen, and low-level criminals have been prosecuted and jailed. File picture: PA

This time eight years ago, the Hutch gang was down and out and the referee was doing the slow count to 10.

What was known as the “Kinahan-Hutch feud” had reached its nadir.