Daniel Kinahan has been charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation during an appearance before the Special Criminal Court.
United Arab Emirates only moving its ass in the right direction after involvement from the US should be remembered and held against them when they’re in a position of need sometime in the future.
I haven’t been following the story closely; had the UAE been giving Ireland the run-around?
That’s the way it was brought in my national news bulletin:
The 49-year-old Irishman lived in Dubai for over ten years, where he was anything but in hiding. The Irish authorities had exerted pressure on the UAE for years to extradite him.
The US considers the Irishman one of the leaders of the notorious Kinahan cartel. The US had offered a reward of 5 million dollars for the tip that would lead to the arrest of the 49-year-old man. Only when the US became actively involved in the investigation did the Kinahans’ apparent immunity come to an end.
source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2626152-emiraten-dragen-topcrimineel-uit-kinahan-kartel-over-aan-ierland (relevant part machine translated)
For those unaware, the Kinahan Cartel is alleged to be one of the largest organized crime groups in the world. The American DEA is offering rewards of $5m each for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Daniel’s father Christy Kinahan Sr and and Daniel’s younger brother Christy Kinahan Jr.