Johnny Morrissey

THIS is the moment a Kinahan Cartel enforcer who is claimed to have laundered €200million in just over ONE year sat bare-chested as cops raided his.

John Morrissey is also involved in money laundering." Nero Drinks Company Ltd was one of three companies included in the list and banned from trading in the States. [Daniel Kinahan](https://www.thesun.ie/who/daniel-kinahan/) he was invited to his wedding in Dubai in the summer of 2017: “John Morrissey has worked for the Kinahan Organised Crime Group (KOCG) for several years, including as an enforcer, and facilitates international drug shipments for the organisation from South America. He was included on the list alongside the likes of Daniel, described in the same statement as “playing an integral part in organising the supply of drugs in Ireland”, his dad Christopher and veteran Dublin-born criminal Bernard Clancy. “Similarly they allegedly created another firm in the UK which was dependent on another company created in Gibraltar, with the aim of hiding the true identity of the directors of the firms that were used to launder the money coming from Hawala.” Referring to Johnny Morrissey although he wasn’t named in a Spanish police statement about the operation, the Civil Guard said: “The main target in Spain devoted himself to collecting large amounts of money in cash from criminal organisations operating in our country and handing it through the Hawala system to organised criminal groups in other countries and vice-versa. Outlining the role Nero Drinks played, the Civil Guard said in a statement: “The principal members of the organisation in Spain allegedly created a luxury vodka brand promoted at shows, parties and events at nightclubs and restaurants in luxury Costa del Sol environments, presenting it as a successful drinks brand. They added: "Based in Spain, the main suspect and his associates were in charge of collecting large amounts of cash from criminal organisations which they would deliver to other criminal organisations in other countries. Today the Civil Guard released footage of the bald-headed Greater Manchester-raised expat sat bare-chested in a pair of tropical shorts in a chair as police searched his home. [Garda](http://www.thesun.ie/topic/an-garda-siochana/) Commissioner Paul Cleary, Organised and Serious Crime (acting) said: "The actions that have taken place over the past few days in Spain, highlight the resilience and determination of international law enforcement to combine our resources to disrupt and dismantle criminal networks. A spokesman for the Civil Guard, in the police force’s first comments since the arrests of three people including Morrissey and his wife Nicola on Monday near Marbella, said: “The Civil Guard, through an operation dubbed Whitewall, has smashed the most important international criminal organisation that operated in Spain dedicated to money laundering. “In a little over a year and a half they could have laundered more than €200million through the system known as Hawala.”

A MANCHESTER-born expat has been arrested in Spain accused of laundering €200 million in a blow against the Kinahan drugs cartel. 'Businessman' Johnny.

The investigation, carried out by the Organised Crime Team based in Malaga and coordinated internationally by the Technical Unit of the Judicial Police (UTPJ), began after a series of raids carried out at the beginning of 2021, in which more than 200 kilograms of cocaine and around €500,000 in cash were seized from hidden compartments in cars in the province of Malaga. Morrissey was flagged by the US Drugs Enforcement Agency as a key suspect for facilitating and financing the criminal activities of the Irish Kinahan clan that controls huge parts of the European cocaine trade. A MANCHESTER-born expat has been arrested in Spain accused of laundering €200 million in a blow against the Kinahan drugs cartel.

Guardia Civil and Europol involved in Operation Whitehall. Image: Guardia Civil. Updated 5 hours ago. A SENIOR MEMBER of the Kinahan crime gang who has been ...

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can make sure we can keep reliable, meaningful news open to everyone regardless of their ability to pay. “Earlier in April of this year, this person and his company were designated by the US Department of the Treasury for providing support to the Kinahan clan,” the EU’s law enforcement agency said. For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away. The 62-year-old was arrested this week in the south of Spain, where the Kinahan gang was primarily based for many years before moving operations to Dubai. A SENIOR MEMBER of the Kinahan crime gang who has been arrested in Spain is believed to have been involved in laundering €200 million in just over one year, Europol has said. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

Johnny Morrissey, a former Rochdale doorman with an Irish passport, was detained after a raid on his bolthole while he was topless wearing tropical shorts.

Spanish police say a total of 11 properties were searched as part of the operation targeting Morrissey - who they say laundered a staggering €350000 a day.

Later in the footage a police officer is seen handling what appears to be a machete - discovered inside the home. Morrissey, who is an Irish passport holder, was formally identified by the US Treasury Department as an enforcer for the Kinahan cartel. The shocking footage comes after it emerged last night that Morrissey had been arrested following a massive investigation by Spanish police - in tandem with gardai and UK authorities. A topless Morrissey, who was named earlier this year by the US Treasury Department as one of seven key members of the Kinahan cartel, is then seen being handcuffed inside the home. Morrissey, still topless is then seen sitting on a chair as officers search through papers, laptops and other equipment inside the home. The four minute long video shows armed members of the Guardia Civil breaking their way into the villa - with a police helicopter surveying the raid above.

Seven years ago I watched on a little online chat between Johnny Morrissey, the Manchester gangster suspected of involvement in numerous underworld hits, ...

Press releases followed from Nero and the company at one point were on the verge of sponsoring a football team in Scotland. While Morrissey was listed as a brand ambassador for the company, his wife’s role was director and majority shareholder. But the clock is now ticking for those at the top of the tree. Morrissey had huge criminal pedigree and I found it hard to believe that he was so openly spending his money on the Costa Del Sol, feeling so untouchable. When the comedian died, Morrissey posted a video of them together at a pool in the sunshine. For years the Kinahan organisation got away with drug dealing, money laundering, weapons smuggling and murder while become billionaires. I watched in awe and horror as the building at Morrissey’s extraordinary home continued. Many would say it is a money pit. Credit to you and I am sure you didn’t plan all that on your own! “I have just been told my dear old friend Freddy Starr has just died tonight at his home here in Spain. “I’ts going to an an amazing birthday,” he finished. “That is absolutely fantastic,” he remarked about the pictures of the huge villa that Morrissey was building.

John Morrissey being arrested this week. Image: Europol. ON 12 APRIL of this year, the inner workings of the Kinahan Organised Crime Gang (KOCG) and its ...

Today’s arrest of John Morrissey could prove to be a defining moment in the history of the KOCG. via phone or fax) a Hawala dealer (dealer B) from the country where he wants to send the money. That consignment was seized by gardaí in August of this year. According to Europol, this is how it works: An individual who wants to transfer money to another country gets in contact with a Hawala dealer (dealer A). “During the course of the investigation (1.5 years), it is believed that the suspects have laundered over €200 million using this method. Hawala brokers are the key people in these transactions. As ambassadaor, Morrissey had attempted to make the Nero brand synonymous with nightlife on the Costa Del Sol. Money which police say had been able to leak up the chain had now been plugged. If you’ve ever been to Spain and drank something called Nero vodka at a nightclub then you may have unwittingly helped the Kinahan gang wash their drug money. It had tried to hide in plain sight. There, sitting on a bed shirtless and in Hawaiian shorts, was Johnny Morrissey. It’s alleged he was able to wash money through various shell corporations and seemingly legitimate companies.