DUBAI: Authorities in the UAE handed over alleged transnational cartel boss Daniel Kinahan to face trial in Ireland, official Emirati media reported on Sunday. The 49-year-old Irishman allegedly ran a group out of Dubai that has been linked by US and European authorities to a vast criminal enterprise dealing in drug smuggling and money laundering. The report published by the Emirates News Agency said justice ministers from the Gulf state and Ireland discussed Kinahan’s extradition during a recent phone call.

UAE extradites Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan to Ireland, highlighting strong UAE-Ireland cooperation against transnational organised crime and drug trafficking

Kinahan faces charges related to organised crime, including murder and illicit drug trafficking