Alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan was charged with directing a criminal organisation 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. He was then taken directly to the court for a highly unusual Sunday night sitting ⁠and was remanded in custody afterwards. The hearing took place at Dublin’s non-jury ⁠Special Criminal Court, where ⁠cases involving terrorism and organised crime offences are heard.