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Receiver appointed to luxury mansion 'effectively owned' by cartel boss Daniel Kinahan

Date
2022-11-15
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Saggart
County
Dublin

Summary

The High Court ordered a Criminal Assets Bureau receiver to take control of a west Dublin property near Tallaght that was deemed to be the proceeds of drug‑trafficking by cartel boss Daniel Kinahan. The receiver, Mr Kevin McMeel, was appointed under Section 7 of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act to sell the house on the open market and manage the €3,850 found there. The property, a five‑bedroom house at Coldwater Lakes in Saggart, was valued at €750‑800k in 2013 and was found uninhabited when CAB visited on 25 October 2022. No respondent claimed ownership. The receiver will hold the sale proceeds in a nominated bank account and, after seven years, the funds will be forfeited to the State. The court noted that CAB had served papers on Kinahan and Thomas Kavanagh, who were aware of the proceedings but had not contested the order.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Receiver appointed to luxury mansion 'effectively owned' by cartel boss Daniel Kinahan. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Why: CAB's view, Ms Horan said, was that it was "highly improbable" that Daniel Kinahan would contest these proceedings "because that would involve him acknowledging an involvement in a property he has hitherto sought to conceal". CNI source report

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • The High Court
  • High Court
  • Mr Byrne. The High Court
  • Special Criminal Court
Secondary Mention
Facility
  • Daniel Kinahan. The house
  • The house
Journey Or Route

Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence

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