For more than 20 years the group has been responsible for importing tonnes of drugs and firearms around the world, the National Crime Agency (NCA) previously said.<\/p>\n
The NCA said the crime group is linked to more than a dozen gangland murders.<\/p>\n
The US Treasury Department describes the Kinahan cartel as one of the most dangerous in the world, comparable to crime organisations like Italy’s Camorra, Mexico’s Los Zetas and Japan’s Yakuza.<\/p>\n
A reward of up to $5m (\u00a33.84m) has also been offered by the US for information on the three most senior Kinahan gang members – Daniel, his father Christopher Snr, 65, and brother Christopher Jnr.<\/p>\n
According to former Garda\u00ed (Irish police) Commissioner Drew Harris, the gang is estimated to have made more than \u20ac1bn (\u00a3836,590,000) globally from its activities.<\/p>\n
In 2022, Thomas Kavanagh, who the NCA said ran the group’s criminal operations in the UK, was jailed for 21 years alongside Gary Vickery and Daniel Canning<\/a>, who were sentenced to 20 years and 19 and a half years respectively.<\/p>\n The NCA said evidence showed they were responsible for cocaine imports estimated to be up to \u00a323.4m, and cannabis imports worth about \u00a36.4m.<\/p>\n