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Michael O'Toole

Daniel Kinahan believed to be taking refuge in controversial World Cup host country Qatar

Mob boss Daniel Kinahan is taking refuge in Qatar – just as the desert state prepares to host the most controversial World Cup ever, investigators believe.

Sources have confirmed to Dublin Live investigators suspect Kinahan, 45, has fled his bolthole in the United Arab Emirates to the country next door. The revelation comes as the repressive state begins hosting the World Cup on Sunday and is another hit against its international reputation.

Qatar has been criticised for its human rights abuses and now it is suspected of harbouring one of the world’s most infamous criminals. It’s understood investigators believe Kinahan made the move to Qatar after the UAE hit the Dublin mobster with sanctions in April – part of a worldwide crackdown on the €1billion Kinahan drugs cartel.

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