Speaking in Dublin after the US government unveiled harsh Russian-style sanctions against the gang, US Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin said the reward would be for “information leading to the Kinahans’ financial turmoil or arrest or conviction”. Daniel Kinahan, Christopher Snr’s father and Christopher Jnr’s brother. Dealing with the Kinahans “is an urgent priority for President Biden and the US government,” Cronin said. The dramatic US intervention is seen as a major blow to the widespread criminal gang, whose drug and firearms trade has grown from the streets of Dublin to countries around the world. “Today, the Kinihs belong to the Camorra [Italian mafia organisation] and the yakuza of Japan, “said Gregory Gatzanis of the US Treasury Department, which had earlier announced sanctions. Matt Horn from the British NCA, which participated in the international operation, said that today was “a huge blow to the Kinahans”. “They thought they were untouchable, but we will look into any possibility of disrupting their criminal activities. We will not stop here. “ Image: Daniel Kinahan is a senior member of the gang, US officials said The sanctions mean that Kinahans’s money or assets in the US or US banks can be seized, as well as any US-controlled properties similar to the restrictions imposed on Russian oligarchs in the wake of the invasion. Ukraine. Their credit cards can be blocked and they can not fly with US airlines. In addition to the three senior Kinahans, now based in the United Arab Emirates, the sanctions also apply to partners Sean McGovern, Ian Dixon and Bernard Clancy, all based in Dubai, and John Morrissey, who lives in Spain. Two UAE-based companies, Hoopoe Sports and Ducashew General Trading, are subject to sanctions, as is Glasgow-based Nero Drinks, which produces Nero Vodka. Image: The Kinahan cartel. Photo: US Treasury / FBI The United States says John Morrissey owns or controls Nero Drinks and “has given a significant portion of the business to Daniel Kinahan to compensate for drug shipments seized by law enforcement.” The Americans also reported that Daniel Kinahan was supplying large quantities of cocaine to South America and was trying to import drugs into the United Kingdom. He fled Ireland after the infamous shooting at the Regency Hotel in 2016, when gunmen from the rival Hutch gang, disguised as armed police, tried to kill him, killing an associate. At least 18 people have been killed in clashes between the two gangs. Image: Daniel Kinahan at Leeds Bradford Airport in 2007 Daniel Kinahan lives in Dubai, where in recent years he has tried to reposition himself as a boxing supporter and has worked with Tyson Fury. There is no indication that Fury was involved in crime. Two weeks ago, Thomas “Bomber” Kavanagh, the “top man” in the UK for the Kinahans, was jailed for 21 years in Ipswich Crown Court. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said it was the mastermind of a “commercial-scale” smuggling operation and imported cocaine and cannabis worth more than 30 30 million. Two other men, Gary Vickery and Daniel Canning, also received long prison sentences. The Gardai (Irish police) will hold a press conference in Dublin later this morning, which will reveal further details about the Irish and British involvement in the international operation against the Kinahans.
