Kinahan was arrested in Dubai in April on an Irish warrant for alleged serious organised crime offences. In 2022, the United States named Kinahan as one of three leaders of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group KOCG, which US and European authorities have linked to drug trafficking, money laundering, firearms trafficking and murder. “Kinahan is considered one of the most wanted individuals in cases related to transnational organised crime,” Sunday’s joint Emirati-Irish statement said. He was sentenced in June to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to directing organised crime and attempted murder. The Kinahan group has been involved in a long-running and violent feud with the rival Dublin-based Hutch gang.