Daniel Kinahan's right-hand man to face 5 murder & attempted murder charges in HOURS when military jet lands in Ireland
KINAHAN gangster Sean McGovern is today flying back to Ireland after being extradited by the UAE.
The right-hand man of cartel chief Daniel Kinahan will be hit with FIVE charges, including for murder, when the jet lands.
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Kinahan gangter Sean McGovern
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Crime boss Daniel Kinahan
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McGovern, 39 was
He will face three charges in relation to the murder of innocent
McGovern also faces two raps connected to the attempted murder of Hutch thug
McGovern, one of the most senior figures in the cartel, is the first person to be extradited from the
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He has been in custody for over seven months and is being escorted back to Ireland by gardai.
It is expected the thug will be formally arrested by
When he appears in court, the hood will be asked to confirm his name before the charges are officially read to him.
Members of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau flew to
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We've learned the thug wasn't told his bid to stop his extradition failed — and was simply taken from his cell to the jet.
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A member of the Kirwan family told The Irish Sun: 'This is great news. We will now have to see what happens.
'It has taken a long time but the Gardai have done a fantastic job in making this happen.'
The huge security op to bring McGovern back is the biggest since Gerry
RIGHT HAND MAN
After
But McGovern was lifted in October 2024 after a European Arrest Warrant was issued in April 2022.
On that occasion, the US Treasury announced sanctions on the leaders of the cartel, including
It said: "McGovern is Daniel Kinahan's advisor and closest confidant, and evidence indicates that all dealings with Daniel Kinahan go through Sean McGovern.
"Sean McGovern also has managed communications on behalf of Daniel Kinahan, and he sells multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine."
McGovern was arrested on foot of an Interpol 'red notice', which is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
In mid-2017, as gardai got an upper hand on the cartel and its activities, McGovern left for Dubai where the Kinahan cartel hierarchy had based themselves.
He never returned, even missing his own father's funeral.
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Innocent Noel Kirwan was murdered in December 2016
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McGovern was arrested on foot of an Interpol red notice
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McGovern was lifted in Dubai last year, after a European Arrest Warrant was issued for him in April 2022
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In 2017, he was shot by a gunman disguised as a pram-pushing dad outside St George's Primary School in Glasgow. Eddie Lyons Jnr was a key figure in his family's crime clan with his brother Steven Lyons now living in Dubai - where he is said to be close to Daniel Kinahan, who is holed up there with his father Christy, 67, and brother Christopher, 44. The shock Costa Del Sol killings come amidst a violent gang war that has been raging in Scotland since March. The feud first erupted following a fallout between rival gangsters after a €600k stash of cocaine was reportedly swiped from under the nose of Dubai-based Mr Big, Ross McGill. The drugs were reportedly taken by caged Edinburgh kingpin Mark Richardson's foot soldiers sparking a series of violent attacks on homes and businesses. McGill has waged war on Richardson and his associates, including the Daniel crime clan in Glasgow. Mr Big's enforcers, a faceless and frightening group going by the name of Tamo Junto (TMJ), have carried out a series of fire bombings and other vicious attacks on homes, businesses and cars associated with Richardson and the Daniel clan. Last week, it emerged that McGill had agreed to end hostilities after being leaned on by cartel bosses in Dubai. However gangland enforcers Tamo Junto (TMJ) quickly quashed any talk of peace as they vowed to continue to carry out the turf war.
