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Pair admit roles in Cartel plot to murder Patsy Hutch

Summary

In the Special Criminal Court, two men pleaded guilty to roles in an alleged plot by the Kinahan Cartel to murder Patrick 'Patsy' Hutch. Ciaran O'Driscoll, 24, admitted to participating in activities intending to facilitate the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation, specifically acting as a look-out and helping plan the intended shooting. Stephen Curtis, 32, also pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder by providing mobile phones, SIM cards, and credit top-ups, and passing on O'Driscoll's number. Both defendants had their cases adjourned to Friday, 29 May. Michael Burns, 43, who has already pleaded guilty to passing instructions and acting as a communications conduit, is also scheduled to appear on 29 May. Mark Capper, 31, pleaded guilty to providing and repairing vehicles and carrying out reconnaissance; his case was adjourned to 28 May. Mohammed Smew, 27, is accused of supplying and repairing vehicles, with his case adjourned via video-link to June 15 to allow for the furnishing of transcripts while he is in prison. The matter remains at the trial stage, with no sentences or final findings recorded for the defendants mentioned.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Pair admit roles in Cartel plot to murder Patsy Hutch. Charges or matters: participating in activities intending to facilitate the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation; participating in activities intending to facilitate the murder of Mr Hutch by a criminal organisation; supplying and repairing vehicles; passing instructions to one or more members of a criminal organisation; acting as a conduit for communications by providing phones; providing and repairing vehicles for a criminal organisation; carrying out reconnaissance. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• February 1, 2018 Incident
• March 10, 2018 Incident
• Friday, 29 May Adjournment
• June 15 Adjournment
• 29 May Adjournment
• 28 May Adjournment
• 2020-05-18 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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