Irish ‘gangland crime boss’ Daniel Kinahan appears in Dublin court amid huge security operation

A large security operation was said to be in place ahead of the arrival

The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van to transport the 49-year-old to court after his extradition from Dubai.

Daniel Kinahan is accused of leading the Kinahan organised crime group, an international network linked to drug trafficking and money laundering operations,

Daniel Kinahan charged with directing organised crime  The Times

Boxing promoter Daniel Kinahan has been extradited from Dubai to Ireland where he's due to stand trial in Dublin's Special Criminal Court

The suspected crime boss (49) appeared before Dublin’s Special Criminal Court on Sunday.

Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after extradition from Dubai to face allegations

The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire

Daniel Kinahan has been charged by police in Ireland, after his high-profile extradition from the UAE

He was earlier extradited to Ireland from Dubai on an Irish Government jet.

It comes after the arrest in April in the United Arab Emirates of the Dublin boxing promoter, who is an alleged leader of the Kinahan organised crime group.

DUBLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Irish prosecutors charged alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan with directing a criminal organisation at a special court sitting late on Sunday following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates. Kinahan was remanded in custody. (Reporting by Padraic Halpin, editing by William Ja

Daniel Kinahan was flown from Dubai back to Ireland aboard a £39 million jet to face charges of directing a criminal organisation and taken to court with a guard of armed cops and Irish Defence Forces

Dubliner on Sunday became first Irish person to be extradited from United Arab Emirates after he was flown to Dublin on Government jet

Alleged Irish crime boss Kinahan charged with directing criminal organisation  Reuters

Kinahan, arrived in Ireland this evening, having been extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

He's only just landed back in Ireland, but Daniel Kinahan is expected to be taken straight to court, to face charges of directing an organised crime group - according to the Irish broadcaster RTE.

Kinahan is believed to have run the Kinahan organised crime group, which is suspected of trafficking narcotics into Ireland, the UK and Spain, as well as a slew of other charges, including money laundering and murder.

Irish government jet believed to be carrying alleged drug trafficker lands in Dublin

He faces charges of running a drug smuggling and money laundering empire.

Suspected crime cartel boss Daniel Kinahan lands in Dublin after being extradited from Dubai  gbnews.com

⁠Irish prosecutors charged alleged Irish ‌crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan with ⁠directing a criminal organisation ‌at a special ‌court sitting ⁠late ⁠on ‌Sunday following his extradition ‌from ‌the ‌United Arab ⁠Emirates. Kinahan, 49, faces charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money-laundering empire

Alleged Irish Crime Boss Extradited From U.A.E., Ending Yearslong Hunt  WSJ

Daniel Kinahan, 49, faces charges of directing an organized crime group.

The 49-year-old Irishman allegedly ran a group out of Dubai linked by U.S. and European authorities to a vast criminal enterprise to smuggle drugs and launder money.

The 49-year-old Irishman allegedly ran a group out of Dubai linked to a vast criminal enterprise to smuggle drugs and launder money.

Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after being extradited from Dubai  apnews.com

Coverage of the arrival at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel of Daniel Kinahan following his extradition from Dubai.

The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang is on his way back to Ireland from Dubai to face charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the U.S.

Daniel Kinahan is the latest alleged member of the multinational organised crime group to face charges in Dublin.

The 49-year-old was arrested in Dubai this morning after Gardaí travelled to the United Arab Emirates on the Irish Air Corps' €53 million Dassault Falcon 6X on Saturday

The Dublin boxing promoter who is an alleged leader of the Kinahan organised crime group

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 9, 2026 3:44pm Updated August 9, 2026 3:44pm Daniel Kinahan, who has been living in Dubai for years, was picked up on a government jet after his extradition from the Emirates An alleged gang figure, Daniel Kinahan, was extradited from Dubai on an Irish governm

UAE extradites alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan  CNN

Alleged Irish organized crime boss Daniel Kinahan extradited to Dublin from Dubai  Toronto Star

49-year-old Daniel Joseph Kinahan was flown from Dubai to Dublin, the UAE state news agency reported, after his arrest in April, with allegations about his "serious organised crime offences".

UAE hands alleged drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan to Irish authorities  thenationalnews.com

The plane destined for Dubai took off from Ireland this morning

The Irish Government jet is on its way to Dubai for the extradition of alleged gangland figure Daniel Kinahan.

An Irish government jet is on its way back from Dubai after the extradition of alleged gang boss Daniel Kinahan.