Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai after 10-year manhunt
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 2
Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai after 10-year manhunt
13 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 2
Irish authorities detained the alleged mob boss near the Burj Khalifa, a decade after David Byrne was shot dead at Dublin's Regency Hotel.
The arrest closes one of Ireland's highest-profile organised crime pursuits, linked to a bloody feud and multiple killings that followed the 2016 hotel attack.
Kinahan had long lived openly in Dubai despite international scrutiny, and the case became a symbol of Ireland's efforts to pursue cartel figures abroad.
With Kinahan facing extradition, what unprecedented security challenges and legal hurdles could Ireland encounter during his trial and imprisonment?
Could Daniel Kinahan's arrest in Dubai truly dismantle the Kinahan cartel, or will new leaders simply fill the void in Europe's drug trade?
How did encrypted emails and money laundering networks both empower and ultimately expose Kinahan's criminal empire to law enforcement?