Cartel king Daniel Kinahan has been dealt another hammer blow – after Spanish cops nabbed his key lieutenant Liam Byrne.
Sources have told The Irish Mirror that investigators believe the arrest of Byrne on a Spanish sun isle on Sunday puts even more pressure on Kinahan – who is himself at the centre of an international crackdown. "This is the last thing Kinahan needs," a source told The Irish Mirror.
"Byrne was one of his main men. His arrest will leave Kinahan with even more problems." We have been told that gardai believe Dubliner Byrne (42) played a key role in Kinahan’s worldwide crime and drugs gang – and his arrest has seriously damaged the cartel.