Daniel Kinahan

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 ...

It continued: “Since then, Irish courts have concluded that the KOCG is a murderous organisation involved in the international trafficking of drugs and firearms. “The KOCG also frequently uses Dubai as a facilitation hub for its illicit activities. They said he had built a list of contacts that gradually grew into what is now known as the Kinahan organised crime group. Treasury is proud to have co-ordinated so closely with our international counterparts, and the US government will continue to use every available resource to dismantle these criminal networks.” Christopher snr has been known to have used false identity documents.” Two UAE-based sports companies are also at the centre of the sanctions.

Daniel Kinahan, a powerful figure in boxing, is one of seven people sanctioned by the US Treasury according to a damning new report.

I am aware of the allegations made against him but I simply do not accept them." Hoopoe Sports is one of three businesses named by the US Treasury as "Kinahan associates." Kinahan, 44, rose from a regional combat sports promoter in Ireland to one of the biggest names in the sport.

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 ...

It continued: “Since then, Irish courts have concluded that the KOCG is a murderous organisation involved in the international trafficking of drugs and firearms. “The KOCG also frequently uses Dubai as a facilitation hub for its illicit activities. They said he had built a list of contacts that gradually grew into what is now known as the Kinahan organised crime group. Treasury is proud to have co-ordinated so closely with our international counterparts, and the US government will continue to use every available resource to dismantle these criminal networks.” Christopher snr has been known to have used false identity documents.” Two UAE-based sports companies are also at the centre of the sanctions.

The US issued the order against the 'Kinahan Organized Crime Group' along with seven of its key members.

"The KOCG also frequently uses Dubai as a facilitation hub for its illicit activities. The sanctions mean that all property and interests in property of the mentioned Kinahan members that are in the US or in the possession or control of US persons "must be blocked and reported to OFAC". According to the Treasury Department, the KOCG "operates in Ireland and is also established in the United Kingdom, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates" and "was designated as a significant transnational criminal organization".

In short, OFAC's sanctions deem the Kinahan organised crime group a threat to US national security.

In its statement on the sanctions, OFAC describes the Kinahan Organised Crime Gang (KOCG) as having emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It also says the group is "established" in the UK, Spain, and the UAE. It says the group is now the "most powerful organised crime group operating in Ireland.

The US Treasury Department describes the Kinahan gang as a threat to the legitimate European economy.

Referring to the long-running Kinahan-Hutch feud the statement adds: “Since February 2016, the KOCG has been involved in a gang war with another group in Ireland and Spain, resulting in numerous murders, including of two innocent bystanders.” “Criminal activities of the KOCG, including international money laundering, generate proceeds in the United Kingdom, which are then pooled together and passed to local criminals before being handed to Irish organised crime group members and laundered out of the United Kingdom. The statement said: “As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated individuals or entities that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC [the Office of Foreign Assets Control].”