Story by ReutersDublin (Reuters) — Alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan was charged with directing a criminal organization ​by prosecutors in Dublin on Sunday amid tight security at a special court sitting following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates. Kinahan, who was arrested in Dubai in April, was named by the United States in ⁠2022 as one of three leaders of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. He was handed over to Irish authorities in Dubai earlier on Sunday and flown by Irish government jet ⁠to a military base on the outskirts of Dublin. The hearing took place at Dublin’s non-jury Special Criminal Court, where cases involving terrorism and organized crime offences are heard. The US likened the Kinahan drug ⁠trafficking gang to some of the world’s most notorious crime networks when it designated them as a significant transnational criminal organization four years ago.