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Episode 1235: Daniel Kinahan - why isn't he in prison?

Daniel Kinahan's ongoing involvement in shipping drugs across the world and his lifestyle in the United Arab Emirates has been put under the microscope by the world's most prestigious and respected publication.

And in a deep dive into the Kinahans, their background and their rise to power, journalist Ed Caesar discovers that the Irish mob was exposed in the Encrohat hack after analysts discovered murder accused Sean McGovern's handle.

Today, Nicola and Niall are talking about the Kinahans and their outing in the New Yorker.

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