Kinahan cartel's Sean McGovern on 23-hr prison lockdown after extradition as strict ‘kept apart' jail condition in force
KINAHAN cartel member Sean McGovern is being held on 23-hour lockdown in Ireland's most secure prison.
McGovern, 39, was brought to
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Sean McGovern is being held on 23-hour lockdown in Ireland's most secure prison
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McGovern is the right-hand man of cartel chief Daniel Kinahan
As part of the conditions of his remand he's prevented from mixing with other prisoners, after he was charged with the
Although there is an overcrowding issue at the moment in Irish
The unit in which he will be held is also used for prisoners who are considered to be under threat.
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He has been banned from being on the same landing as those inmates convicted of organised crime offences.
One source said: 'McGovern is being kept apart from others who have connections to organised crime.
'He will stay on this landing until his trial at the Special Criminal Court starts.'
The other inmates who are being held on the same landing as McGovern include
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Another is Benjamin Morrissey, who's classed as one of Ireland's most violent prisoners.
Listen to wiretap recordings of drug lord James Mulvey discussing partnering with Kinahan Cartel
McGovern appeared at the Special Criminal Court after he was flown from the UAE to Ireland on an Air Corps Airbus C295 plane.
The aircraft left Al Maktoum International in Dubai at 8pm Irish time on Wednesday and stopped in Larnaca in Cyprus and Marseille in France to refuel.
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Once landed at the Casement Aerodrome, McGovern was brought to the Special Court to be charged with the five different offences.
He was brought to the court by armed
The Gardai's Armed Support Unit were also mobilised to appear at the
The Crumlin man was extradited to Ireland on Wednesday after losing his appeal against the extradition in the last week.
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McGovern was flown from the UAE to Ireland on an Air Corps Airbus C295 plane
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McGovern is being held in Portlaoise Prison
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