Dubai Police arrested Daniel Kinahan in Dubai, Irish media reported Friday, in a case that Irish police said involved a warrant issued by Irish courts over alleged serious organized crime offenses. Garda Síochána said an Irish man in his late 40s was arrested Wednesday under the warrant.
Garda Síochána said it was “steadfast in our determination that we would pursue those allegedly involved in serious organized criminal activity, wherever they go,” describing the arrest as part of ongoing efforts to target alleged figures who have left Ireland. Dubai Police said they had arrested an “Irish fugitive for his alleged role in an international organized crime network.”
Irish media and RTE identified the arrested man as Kinahan, who lives in the United Arab Emirates. Police did not identify him by name in their statement.
The case also follows an earlier development in Ireland. The High Court in Dublin previously named Kinahan as a senior figure in an organized crime gang linked to international drug trafficking operations and firearm offenses, according to the report.
The alleged allegations and court naming come amid a long-running violent feud authorities have linked to organized crime networks. The report said a feud between the Kinahan cartel and the rival Hutch gang has been linked to 18 killings in Ireland since 2015, and that in 2016 David Byrne, an associate of the Kinahan cartel, was shot dead at a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in Dublin, authorities believed Kinahan was the intended target.
Kinahan has also been associated publicly with boxing through MTK Global, the report said. It said he was one of the founders of the company and has been pictured with heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, as well as attempting to organize fights for Fury, including a proposed all-British bout against Anthony Joshua that did not materialize.
The report also pointed to the United States’ involvement in seeking information about Kinahan and the group. In 2022, it said, the U.S. offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the “financial destruction” of the Kinahan crime gang or the arrest and conviction of its leaders.