Kinahan cartel mobster Liam Byrne is facing up to 20 years behind bars – after armed Spanish cops nabbed him on gang charges as he enjoyed a family meal.
British authorities have already been given the go-ahead to hit Dubliner Byrne (42) with firearms offences that carry a sentence of up to 10 years - but we have also established that they want to slap him with more charges. The charges under consideration are understood to include conspiracy to pervert the course of justice – which can carry a jail term of up to seven years.
But it is also possible that the UK authorities will charge Byrne, a key lieutenant of mob boss Daniel Kinahan, with possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. Sentencing guidelines for that offence in the UK are up to 22 years.
