Kinahan cartel ‘no longer exists’ in Ireland, says gardaí, as Hutch gang remains active

The Hutch crime group is still a “primary” drug trafficking gang in Ireland, but the Kinahan cartel “no longer exists” in this country as it did at the “height of its power” a decade ago, An Garda Síochána’s top gangland investigator has said.

Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland warned, however, that while the Kinahan cartel has gone “quiet” within Ireland, experience shows such gangs will “always come to the fore again”. However, he stressed gardaí are watching them.