Christy Kinahan

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Christy 'the Dapper Don' Kinahan (born 1958) is an Irish drug dealer[1][2][3] with convictions for ecstasy and heroin smuggling.[4]

Biography[]

His father was a dairy farm manager.[5] Christy Kinahan was born in St Thersa's Gardens, Dublin, in the south inner city.[3]

He was arrested for crimes related to the seizure of heroin in Marino in the 1980s and served a six-year jail sentence.[6] He studied for two degrees whilst in prison.[5] While inside, he refused early release to complete a degree.[5] As well, while in prison he learned to speak both Spanish and Russian.[citation needed] He is suspected of setting up drug routes into Western Europe for Mexican and Colombian cartels, and the Russian mafia.[5]

His home was raided by Spanish police in 2010, though no charges were brought.[5]

His ex-wife lived in Dublin and died in 2015.[5] His son Daniel is a boxing promoter, lives in a villa in Guadalmina and allegedly runs the day-to-day aspects of his father's gang.[5] He was probably the main target of the Regency Hotel shooting.[5] His son Christopher Jr is also involved in boxing.[5]

Other associates[]

John Cunningham served 17 years for kidnapping Jennifer Guinness.[5]

Hutch-Kinahan feud[]

Main article: Hutch–Kinahan feud

Gary Hutch was blamed for an attempt on Daniel Kinahan's life, so the Kinahans ordered him shot.[5] He was murdered in Málaga in late 2015. Gary Hutch was the nephew of 'Monk' Hutch, the most successful[citation needed] armed robber in Ireland, and the Monk is said to have taken the murder very personally, refusing any attempt at a 'sit down' made by the Kinahans.

In January 2016, in an event that received international media attention, hitmen working for the Monk dressed up as Gardaí before attacking a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in North Dublin. It is believed they were aiming for Christy Kinahan's son Daniel, who was in attendance at the weigh-in.[5]

On New Year's Eve 2015, gunmen associated with Kinahan are believed to have targeted Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch at a pub in Lanzarote. Hutch had, however, already left the bar.[7]

Other events[]

By February 2010 Kinahan was awaiting sentence in Belgium on money laundering charges.[2] He is believed, by UK detectives, to have laundered drug-dealing profits by funding 27 fixed horse races between December 2002 and August 2004. As a result of the alleged conspiracy, jockeys Kieren Fallon, Darren Williams and Fergal Lynch, faced criminal horse race-fixing charges at the Old Bailey.[8]

In March 2016 Julio Martinez, the chief prosecutor for the Marbella area, told El País that charges against Kinahan for money laundering were imminent.[9] Christy Kinahan already has convictions for money laundering in Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium.[9][6]

He is a suspect in six murders, including the father and uncle of Jamie Kavanagh in 2014 and 2015.[1]

In September 2020 Spanish authorities charged Kinahan with passport fraud.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Lally, Conor (17 February 2016). "The six unsolved gun murders linked to the Kinahan cartel". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Breen, Stephen, "GANGSTERS' PARADISE" News of the World 21 February 2010
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b McDonald, Henry (9 February 2016). "Will the Dublin feud threaten Christy Kinahan's criminal empire?". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. ^ Cheston, Paul. "Police accused of incompetence and hiding 'timebomb' evidence", London Evening Standard 7 December 2007
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Two veteran Irish criminals, one vicious feud, two cold-blooded assassinations. Who's who in the Gang War". Irish Independent. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Lally, Conor (7 February 2016). "Who is the kingpin behind Irish-led cartel based in Spain?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. ^ Emma McMenamy Failed hit on Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch sees locked-up henchmen of Kinahan gang switch allegiance, Irish Mirror, 10 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016
  8. ^ Cheston, Paul. "Fallon race-fix trial collapses", London Evening Standard 7 December 2007
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Lally, Conor (7 March 2016). "Kinahan gang may face money-laundering charges". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  10. ^ Couzens, Gerard (30 September 2020). "Christy Kinahan Senior charged with passport fraud in Spanish court". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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