Daniel Kinahan set to return to Ireland as he loses last-ditch bid to block extradition
Daniel Kinahan has lost his final legal appeal to block extradition from Dubai to Ireland. He is expected to be returned to Dublin in the coming weeks to face trial for serious organized crime charges.
Why it matters
This marks a significant milestone in international law enforcement cooperation between Ireland and the UAE, targeting high-level organized crime leadership.
DANIEL KINAHAN HAS failed in his bid to block his extradition from Dubai and now will be brought home to face trial in Ireland.
Kinahan, 49, was arrested in Dubai in April on foot of a warrant issued by the Irish courts in relation to alleged serious organised crime offences.
At the time Dubai Police said they had arrested an “Irish fugitive for his alleged role in an international organised crime network”.
The Irish State and authorities in the United Arab Emirates had entered into an agreement to extradite alleged Irish crime figure back to Ireland.
Kinahan, however, lodged an appeal against the extradition, but that process has now failed and he is now anticipated to be back in Dublin in the coming weeks.
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