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Jailed Kinahan member fights extradition to UK on firearms conspiracy charges

Summary

The High Court has heard arguments regarding the extradition of Peter 'Peadar' Keating to the UK, where he faces charges including perverting the course of justice and conspiracy to possess firearms. Keating, a senior Kinahan cartel member, was jailed for 11 years in Ireland in September 2021 after pleading guilty to directing a criminal organisation involved in the targeting of James 'Mago' Gately. The UK warrant alleges Keating conspired to source weapons from the Netherlands to assist Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh in reducing his sentence. Kavanagh, who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, was jailed for 21 years in England in March 2022. Counsel for Keating argued that the alleged conspiracy occurred outside the jurisdiction of England and Wales, noting Keating was serving a sentence in Ireland during the relevant period. The court also considered arguments regarding prison conditions in the UK. The hearing before Mr Justice Patrick McGrath was adjourned and continues tomorrow. Separately, Imre Arakas was jailed for six years in December 2018 after admitting to conspiring to murder Gately in Northern Ireland. Stephen Fowler and David Duffy were also jailed for providing logistical support to the plot against Gately.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jailed Kinahan member fights extradition to UK on firearms conspiracy charges. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 2022 Other
• September 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 7, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• April 6, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 9, 2020 Incident
• June 3, 2020 Incident
• May 20, 2021 Other
• April 8, 2020 Other
• April 12, 2020 Other
• April 16, 2020 Other
• April 18, 2020 Other
• May 2020 Other
• May 22, 2020 Other
• May 27, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 1, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 2020 Other
• May 2021 Other
• July 1, 2020 Other
• December 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
• April 3 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2024-03-20 Publication

Why: Mr Munro said that intercepted text messages did not prove the location of his client, who was an Irish citizen who could not be said to have been an "ordinary resident" of the UK because he was in jail in Ireland. CNI source report

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Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report