Criminal enterprises operate a network of cash couriers across Europe

The Kinahan cartel is one of the Russian group's clients

The Kinahan cartel is one of the Russian group’s clients

A huge rise in recreational drug use across Ireland has created a massive underground “cash mountain” that lured a Russian money-laundering network to offer its services to Irish crime gangs.

Two Russian criminal enterprises operate a network of cash couriers across Europe for clients ranging from oligarchs avoiding sanctions and international crime gangs, including the Kinahan cartel.