Crime World

Encrochat convict Mark Dunford is desperate to make money behind bars as he serves a 10 year and six month sentence for his involvement in organised crime and drug dealing.But the 51-year-old is heavily in debt after pocketing funds from other criminals.Nicola talks with Steven Moore about the criminal and his prospects in prison.

He was once known as the Right Honourable Sir Jeffrey Donaldson but is now known as inmate number E5032. Donaldson once proudly walked the corridors of Westminster, ate in fancy restaurants, and commanded media attention. But now he spends his days behind bars in Maghaberry, reading, doing jigsaws and doing art. The home in Dromore, in which he lived in with wife Eleanor, who was found to have aided and abetting child sexual abuse, has appeared on the market for a modest £650,000. Donaldson was convicted of 18 charges concerning child sexual abuse in June. Prosecution lawyers want him to serve at least ten years in prison. To talk about Donaldson’s new life, Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Belfast. Telegraph’s Kurtis Reid

A convicted killer who was caught boozing by Crime World while on day release from jail has been put back in Mountjoy Prison.Niall speaks to Patrick O'Connell about how murderer Thomas Kennedy has landed himself in hot water with prison officials

A judge has told lawyers acting for crystal meth accused James Leen that they must resolve a difficulty finding a data specialist to examine devices so the trial can get underway.Ms Justice Caroline Biggs, presiding over the Special Criminal Court wants to hear from Leen’s legal team on Friday about who they have approached with a view of setting the trial date.Mr Leen of Pilgrim Hill, Kilmorna, Listowel, Co Kerry faces five charges including one for directing the activities of a criminal organisation between February 7, 2023 and February 16, 2024. The case relates to the seizure of 564kg of methamphetamine, or crystal meth, with an estimated value of €32.8 million from a container at Cork Port on February 16 last.Nicola speaks to Jenny Friel, who was in court.

The so-called European Super Cartel has been dismantled in what has been a decade long global fight against organised crime.So who are the next big name criminals in the Netherlands and Ireland and how are they doing business?Nicola and Niall talk to our colleague Jan Meuss of NRC in Amsterdam about the fallout from a cocaine gold rush and what we can expect next.

Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan gave an inmate CPR and helped save his life in Portlaoise Prison before his appearance at the Special Criminal Court today.The dramatic incident happened last week in the jail as he prepared for a brief appearance via video link.The court was told that Kinahan will attend in person next Monday when his new solicitor will come on record.

A trial is due to get underway today in the Special Criminal Court where James Leen will stand accused of his role in a crystal meth plot which saw a Kerry garden centre and the Sinaloa Cartel collide.Nicola speaks with Jenny Friel about Leen and the evidence expected at his trial.

He was once Daniel Kinahan’s biggest fan and a boxer on the brink of global success. But after a fight went wrong, leaving Billy Joe Saunders with a broken eye socket, he ended up involved in a shocking baby shower brawl after turning to drink and gaining a vast amount of weight.Spared jail in a UK court, he is due to make his ring comeback in December. But what were Saunders’ links to Kinahan, and why did he take the reputation of the mob boss so seriously?