The alleged leader of the Kinahan organised crime group is confined to a cell for about 20 hours a day, and instead of presiding over an empire said to be worth hundreds of millions of euros his only outlet for expenditure is the tuck shop.<\/p>\n
The facilities, it turns out, are meagre consolation \u2013 a treadmill, some free weights and limited reading material. \u201cThe so-called gym and library are nothing much,\u201d one source told the Irish Times<\/a>. \u201cThe gym is probably slightly bigger than a box room in a house.\u201d<\/p>\n Portlaoise prison, which will be Daniel Kinahan\u2019s home at least until his trial in October. Photograph: Niall Carson\/PA<\/p>\n That is the reality facing Kinahan, 49, for months until his trial \u2013 and possibly decades if convicted.<\/p>\n The Dubliner has not been convicted of any crime and remains innocent before the law, but his extradition on Sunday<\/a> represents a victory for the Irish state and law enforcement agencies across the world.<\/p>\n Kinahan was named a leader of a cartel said to control about a third of Europe\u2019s cocaine supply, along with running criminal sidelines in firearms and racketeering. From his base in Dubai he had appeared impervious to such allegations for almost a decade, while becoming an influential figure in sport<\/a> through his boxing management company MTK Global, which arranged championship bouts.<\/p>\n Wanted posters at Dublin city hall after the US government announced it was offering $5m for information on the Kinahans. Photograph: Niall Carson\/PA<\/p>\n That changed after the US offered a reward of up to $5m (\u00a33.7m) for information that led to his arrest or conviction. The US treasury department said the Kinahan group had engaged in a gang war with another group in Ireland<\/a> and Spain, \u201cresulting in numerous murders\u201d.<\/p>\n The US bounty helped Ireland to secure an extradition treaty with the UAE last year, paving the way for Kinahan\u2019s arrest<\/a> in Dubai in April on foot of an Irish warrant.<\/p>\n After failing to block extradition, Kinahan was flown in an Irish government jet to Casement aerodrome on Sunday and taken to the criminal courts of justice in central Dublin where he was charged with directing organised crime.<\/p>\n
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