The head of the Garda unit at the vanguard of the fight against organised crime gangs has warned Kinahan cartel leaders there's no 'safe haven' where they can escape justice.
It comes as the Irish Mail on Sunday can reveal that gardaí and incoming Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly are set to roll out a new intelligence strategy to target the Kinahans and more than 20 other 'transnational' gangs operating here.
Senior sources this weekend said Mr Kelly, who takes over the top Garda job from outgoing commissioner Drew Harris on September 1, has made bringing down the Kinahan cartel and other major players in the drugs trade a priority as part of a 'back to basics' approach to policing.
In an interview with the MoS, Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland, the head of the Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GDOCB), said the Kinahans no longer have the same stranglehold on the drugs trade that they previously enjoyed.
But he warned that other major players are emerging – and that keeping these gangs from becoming a major threat is a top priority.
