Irish, American, and British law enforcement have launched a major joint action against the Kinahan cartel in a bid to frustrate their criminal and financial international operations. The Kinahans  Christy SNR, Daniel, and Christopher Jnr were last night named by the US Department of the Treasury as being at the apex of the criminal network.

Irish Independent Journalist and author of several books on organised crime Paul Williams spoke to Shane about this new development.

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