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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Emma McMenamy

Kinahan cartel boss Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh to appeal 21-year sentence as he looks for move to Irish prison

Caged Kinahan cartel boss Thomas “Bomber” Kavanagh is appealing his 21-year sentence amid rumours he is “desperate” to be moved to an Irish prison.

The crime gang’s second in command was jailed in England for conspiring to import €36million worth of drugs and is behind bars in Belmarsh – Britain’s toughest prison.

The 54-year-old, who enforced the Kinahans’ operations in the UK, had his legal team lodge an appeal against the jail term handed down to him to Ipswich Crown Court.

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