From Dubai to a Dublin court - how alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan returned to Ireland
Alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been transported from Dubai to Ireland to face charges of directing a criminal organization. The high-profile extradition involved significant diplomatic coordination and police security.
Why it matters
The case represents a major development in international law enforcement cooperation against organized crime syndicates operating across borders.
Figure caption, Watch: What we know about suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan
Ireland correspondent Published 17 minutes ago Armed police took up positions at the entrances to the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, as the plane carrying Daniel Kinahan approached the city.
On the steps of the building, journalists from Irish and international media tracked the flight online.
The Irish government had sent its jet to Dubai.
It is usually used to transport ministers, but it left the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a suspected crime boss on board.
The doors of the court opened around half an hour after the aircraft landed at a military airfield nine miles (14km) away.
As reporters went through security, we heard the sound of sirens outside - indicating the arrival of the accused.
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