DUBAI: An Irish court on Sunday charged alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan with directing a criminal organization and remanded him in custody after his extradition from the UAE on a government jet. The 49-year-old Irishman appeared in court after being flown back on Sunday evening from Dubai on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by Ireland. He is alleged to be one of the leaders of a transnational group, known as the Kinahan Organized Crime Group (KOCG) or the Kinahan cartel.

The Government jet carrying Kinahan departed Al Maktoum International Airport this morning and landed at Casement Aerodrome shortly after 6.30pm

Irish media say the alleged leader of a crime gang is on his way back to Ireland from Dubai to face charges.