A notorious Greater Manchester-raised expat is among seven alleged members of the Kinahan cartel sanctioned by the US government. John Francis Morrissey, aka Johnny Morrissey, is the Irish gang's 'enforcer' and money launderer who 'facilitates international drug shipments' from south America into Europe for the gang, according to the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Said to have worked for the cartel for 'several years', the M.E.N. understands Ireland-born Morrissey, 62, was raised in Rochdale and spent much of his early life earning a fearsome reputation in Manchester before moving to Marbella in Spain. A Glasgow-based vodka company he is linked to has also been designated as part of the US sanctions.
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