Daniel Kinahan

The Criminal Assets Bureau has obtained High Court orders against Daniel Kinahan and Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh for seizure of a luxury west Dublin property ...

Cab was satisfied Mr O’Connor later sold the property in 2006 to HSS Ltd, a company in the Mansfield group. The court also heard, while documents sent to the two addresses in Dubai had been returned, Cab remained confident Mr Kinahan has access to those address and is aware, including from extensive media coverage. In court on Thursday, when the names of both men were called, there was no representation or appearance. Ms Horan said no one has come forward to claim the cash, found in a hidden compartment located in a back bedroom where documents related to Daniel Kinahan were found. In sworn statements, Cab outlined its belief that 10 Coldwater Lakes was sold for €2 million in 2006 to a company in a group founded by deceased businessman James Mansfield Snr. The property was valued about €750,000 in 2013 and “is likely to be worth a lot more now”.

The judge said he was satisfied that Daniel Kinahan and Thomas Kavanagh had been served papers and are aware of today's proceedings.

At that hearing, Ms Horan told the High Court that attempts had been made to serve papers at business and residential addresses linked to Kinahan in Dubai. The High Court heard that a close friend and best man for Kinahan, who is now living in the house at Coldwater, was contacted in March of this year and informed him that the bureau needed to speak to Kinahan regarding the application. Ms Horan previously told the High Court that Kinahan is a crucial party to the proceedings. In the affidavit, Detective Garda Declan Fitzgerald said that it is "implausible" that he is unaware of the existence of today's hearing. At a previous hearing in April, CAB said that Kinahan has effectively owned the property since 2014. The house at Coldwater Lakes in Saggart near Tallaght is the first property that has been seized from Daniel Kinahan.

For the first time ever, the Criminal Assets Bureau has seized an asset linked to Daniel Kinahan.

Daniel, the court heard, is suspected of being a leader of the cartel and is also suspected of playing an “integral role” in money laundering, the importation of drugs and firearms, and the sanctioning of a number of gangland feud related murders. The judge was told Daniel Kinahan is a son of Christy Kinahan, who is believed to be in control of the gang. For the first time ever, the Criminal Assets Bureau has seized an asset linked to Daniel Kinahan, who is suspected of playing a leadership role in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group.

The High Court has granted an order for the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) to seize a Dublin mansion controlled by mob boss Daniel Kinahan.

This included Kinahan's passport and boarding passes linked to him being present in a bedroom at the property. Former boxer Matthew Macklin, a business associate of Kinahan, was also present when gardaí searched the house. He accepted that Thomas Kavanagh and Daniel Kinahan were in possession or control of the property and that it was acquired in hole or in part through the proceeds of crime. The Cab said that the mansion was in control of Daniel Kinahan and that items recovered during a search in 2015 were evidence of this. He stated that Kinahan played an "integral part" in importing drugs and firearms to Ireland, the UK, and mainland Europe, as well as money laundering. The luxury property is the first to be seized from Kinahan after it was found to be the proceeds of drug trafficking.

The Criminal Assets Bureau has been granted an order to seize a luxury gated home in Saggart, Co Dublin, which was under the control of the Kinahan ...

He said it was satisfied that these were acquired with the proceeds of crime. There was also €5,000 in cash in a white envelope with 'KAVS' written on it, which CAB believes was Kavanagh’s money. Mr Justice Michael McGrath said the court was satisfied that Mr Kinahan and Kavanagh are in control of the house and a sum of €3,850 gardaí had seized. The house at 10 Coldwater Lakes was handed over. Kavanagh is in jail in the UK, while Mr Kinahan is in Dubai. He confirmed to CAB that he had "reached out" to Mr Kinahan and said he would do so again, but could not guarantee Mr Kinahan would contact gardaí.

The High Court court also heard that the head of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Gubbins, outlined in an affidavit that ...

He added that Kinahan is an individual who "sanctioned a number of murders" as part of the Hutch/Kinahan feud. He granted CAB a section 3 order which allows it to seize the house and is due to appoint a receiver at the next hearing in November. The High Court previously heard it is alleged that Kinahan and criminal Thomas "Bomber" Kavanagh gave the now jailed businessman Jim Mansfield Jnr (54) two suitcases containing €4.5, which was to be invested in property.

The High Court heard in July that CAB officers had written to the 45-year-old cartel leader at two separate business and residential addresses that are ...

The High Court also heard that a close friend and best man for Kinahan, who is now living in the house at Coldwater Lakes but had never paid rent, was contacted in March of this year and informed that the bureau needed to speak to Kinahan regarding the High Court application. At that hearing, Ms Horan told the High Court that attempts had been made to serve papers at business and residential addresses linked to Kinahan in Dubai. The three-judge court found that when the convicted man ordered the CCTV footage to be destroyed, he knew there would be a major criminal investigation including an examination of his role in these events. Mr Byrne said that threatening and abusive calls were later made and there was a lot of pressure on Jim Mansfield Jnr to pay the debt. “I believe the Kinahans particularly Daniel owns Coldwater Lakes as he stayed at the property and got the house arising out of the suitcases,” said Mr Byrne. When the investment “turned sour” and Mansfield Jnr “couldn’t make good” on the deal, assets were transferred to the Kinahan Organised Crime Group to repay these funds. The property was searched by gardai on January 29, 2015 and evidence was discovered that the house had been lived in by Kinahan. Ms Horan submitted that Kavanagh, who is believed to be an international drug trafficker and close associate of Kinahan, has been duly served, was fully aware of proceedings and did not appear to contest the case. He also said that Kinahan played an “integral part” in importing controlled drugs and weapons to Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe, as well as money laundering. In an affidavit, Detective Garda Declan Fitzgerald said that is “implausible” that he is unaware of the existence of yesterday’s hearing. The court heard it is likely that the cash also belongs to Kinahan. “This is an attempted repayment of funds to the Kinahan Organised Crime Group that wasn’t properly effected,” she added.