Drug baron Christy Kinahan Snr and his two sons could be extradited back from their Dubai bolthole to face justice in Ireland within months, a politician has claimed.
The Emirati government did not reveal the extent of the asset seizure, or whether it included the sum of up to $8million paid by boxing promoter Bob Arum to Daniel Kinahan for his role as an “advisor” to star Tyson Fury.In a statement to the Financial Times, the UAE said they are continuing to investigate the Kinahans together with the US, UK, Ireland and Spain.
“But now you have a situation where the Kinahan’s are in the headlines internationally because of the DEA [Drug Enforcement Agency] steps in the United States. He continued: “I presume the UAE has a similar procedure in that they will have the constitutional right to challenge said extradition if or when it happens. That would slow down the process a bit.” The possible extradition of the head cartel members comes as leaked documents expose their grubby life in Dubai.