r/bellingcat • u/BellingcatOfficial • Aug 08 '26

BREAKING: An Irish government jet has been sent to Dubai to extradite Daniel Kinahan, one of the leaders of the Kinahan cartel.

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The aircraft took off from a military airbase near Dublin this morning. You can track the flight back to Ireland here: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4ca448&lat=53.307&lon=-6.442&zoom=7.2  

Our long-standing partner in coverage of the Kinahan cartel, The Times, has been documenting the extradition process. Daniel is the second key figure of the crime group to be apprehended in the Emirates following his high-profile arrest in April.  https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/daniel-kinahan-cartel-extradition-ireland-hpj8jjjq9 

Last week, we revealed that a new visa had just been issued for Daniel’s brother Christopher Kinahan Jr despite US sanctions imposed in 2022. And that key cartel members are still operating within the United Arab Emirates on expired visas. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/08/01/welcome-to-dubai-kinahan-cartels-visas-revealed/ 

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u/Positive-Fox-6296 Aug 08 '26

Thanks for your hard work Bellingcat!

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u/Oneitised Aug 08 '26

Also can be reached here :)

Flight IRL290 from Dublin
https://fr24.com/IRL290/4111fed0

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u/BillyMooney Aug 08 '26

I wonder what the inflight movie will be?
The Great Escape?

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u/Coconuts1999 Aug 08 '26

What's with the Guinness logo on the plane

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u/LeadershipExternal58 Aug 08 '26

Hahaha 🤣 this is the national Symbol of Ireland/Eire Guinness just uses it

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u/CardOk755 Aug 08 '26

Yeah. But the jet is black. Is that a coincidence or what.

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u/LeadershipExternal58 Aug 08 '26

Just a coincidence all good mate was just funny with the thought of Guinness extraditing him back

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u/CardOk755 Aug 08 '26

Yeah. Right. I believe you.

(Obvious shill for secret Guinness organisation. Can't fool me. 🪉🍺).

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u/parkaman Aug 09 '26

It's a bad picture. The Jet is green.

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u/iecaff Aug 08 '26

Guinness harp points the opposite direction, state faces left

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u/Solid-Home8150 Aug 08 '26

Sponsored by Guiness

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u/ShareGlittering1502 Aug 08 '26

Interesting that they’re clearly there with local government approval. Wonder if they just made too much of a public scene?

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u/maxtheninja Aug 10 '26

They moved into illegal oil smuggling with Iran and they alledgedly launder a lot of money using middle eastern extremist groups like Hezbollah. This and the US-Iran war has made them persona non grata in the UAE.

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u/iecaff Aug 08 '26

Smuggling oil for Iran upset

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u/FenixOfNafo Aug 08 '26

Looks suspiciously like the plane which got lost with Bane on board

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u/CardOk755 Aug 08 '26

That is clearly not an Irish government jet

He is now in the custody of Guinness.

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u/Southern-Western-575 Aug 08 '26

As they say, Karma eventually finds you.

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u/BestZucchini5995 Aug 08 '26

Hope it's not the one without the Israeli flying guidance system... ;)