UAE extradites alleged international crime boss Daniel Kinahan to Ireland

Daniel Kinahan is the latest alleged member of the multinational organised crime group to face charges in Dublin.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026The United Arab Emirates has extradited alleged Irish cartel boss Daniel Kinahan, with the 49-year-old expected to appear in court in Dublin charged in connection with running a transnational criminal organisation.Kinahan left Dubai aboard an Irish government jet on Sunday and is expected to appear before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin later in the day.Recommended Stories list of 1 itemlist 1 of 1Spain, Europol arrest ‘one of Europe’s biggest money launderers’end of listHis extradition followed a final ruling by the Dubai Court of Cassation and was carried out under an extradition treaty between the UAE and Ireland, according to a joint statement by the justice ministers of both countries.Kinahan was arrested in Dubai in April on an Irish warrant for alleged serious organised crime offences. He had lived openly in the emirate for about a decade.In 2022, the United States named Kinahan as one of three leaders of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group KOCG, which US and European authorities have linked to drug trafficking, money laundering...