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Alleged Irish Crime Boss Kinahan Charged After Extradition

Alleged Irish Crime Boss Kinahan Charged After Extradition

Is Kinahan a crime boss finally facing consequences or is this trial by headline premature to actual justice?
Alleged Irish Crime Boss Kinahan Charged After Extradition
Above: Members of the Garda Armed Response Unit at The Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin, Aug. 9. Image credit: Mark Marlow/PA Images/Getty Images

The Spin


Kinahan's extradition is a landmark moment in the fight against organized crime. Law enforcement agencies across multiple continents spent years dismantling a cartel that controlled roughly a third of Europe's cocaine supply, while U.S. sanctions, a $15 million reward and relentless Garda pressure hashave finally stripped away the untouchability Kinahan once enjoyed. Justice has finally caught up.

Kinahan has zero criminal convictions anywhere in the world, and the relentless media pile-on amounts to little more than trial by headline. Boxing is a working-class sport, and dedicating 15 years to fighting for fairer pay for fighters is hardly the résumé of a cartel boss. If real evidence existed, prosecutors would have acted long ago — everyone will have to wait and see what happens in this trial, as Kinahan remains innocent until proven otherwise.

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