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Fear of arrest gave cartel chief cold feet about fleeing bolt hole
Irish Sunday Mirror
|April 19, 2026
MOB boss Daniel Kinahan stayed put in Dubai because he feared he'd be arrested if he ever attempted to flee the country, The Irish Sunday Mirror can reveal.
The cartel kingpin, along with his father Christy and brother Christopher Jnr, ruled out any plans to run.
But in a sensational development on Friday, specialist officers from the Dubai Police nabbed the 48-year-old in the desert city following a covert operation, just two days after Irish authorities issued a warrant.
The arrest followed months of tireless work from members of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
The Irish Sunday Mirror can reveal senior Gardai had taken multiple secret trips to the Gulf state in recent months to work out a plan with their Emirati counterparts to snatch Kinahan once the DPP signalled he could be charged and Irish authorities issued an extradition request.
Prosecutors have directed him to be charged with directing a criminal organisation.
This story is from the April 19, 2026 edition of Irish Sunday Mirror.
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