Garda Chief Drew Harris meets with Dubai Police Chief amid Kinahan antitrust investigation

Mr Harris has traveled to the UAE city with Deputy Commissioner Justin Kelly to organize how the leaders of the Kinahan cartel could be flown back to Ireland.

The Garda Press Office released the image of the Garda Chief’s meeting with His Excellency Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri as part of the “ongoing collaboration between An Garda Siochana and international police partners to combat transnational organized crime”.

Daniel Kinahan, 45, is under increasing pressure from law enforcement agencies around the world and is said to have become “scared” in recent months that authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would “hand over” him to US police or An Garda Siochana.

Earlier this year it was believed he had traveled to Iran to avoid extradition.

In a statement to PA, An Garda Síochána said: “Transnational organized crime gangs not only cause death and misery in the countries they hail from, but also in communities around the world.” Fighting these gangs protects people here in Ireland and Abroad.

“As part of this effort, Commissioner Harris and senior Garda officials regularly engage with and work with international law enforcement partners to disrupt and disband these gangs.

“This includes the ongoing multinational operation by An Garda Síochána to combat the Kinahan transnational organized crime gang.

“Commissioner Harris also traveled to the United States, Colombia and Europe to further this activity.

“Furthermore, Commissioner Harris, in cooperation with the Departments of Justice and the Department of State, has expanded An Garda Síochána’s network of international liaison offices with new offices already established in the United States, South America and most recently in the Middle East, with another office in the future.” established in Thailand.”

Lt. Gen. Al Marri also attended a high-level anti-money laundering meeting in Dubai chaired by the country’s Foreign Minister, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Hamid Al Zaabi, Director-General of the Executive Office for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, addressed committee members on the UAE Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan.

The 19th session of the Higher Committee overseeing the National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing Strategy discussed how the UAE has levied total fines of over AED210 million year-to-date on non-compliant companies.

It was also discussed at the meeting that the total value of seizures over the past two years was more than AED 4 billion and the work of law enforcement agencies in the country in cooperation with various foreign law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of 387 international suspects.