True story of 'the world’s most feared criminal organisations' available on BBC

A new BBC documentary that is based on the true stories behind ‘the worlds most feared criminal organisations’ in Ireland is now available for viewers to stream. The series, titled Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland’s Mafia, is a story of gangland feuding, double dealing, betrayal, international law enforcement, and murder. It tracks the Kinahan Cartel from its beginnings as a small-time street dealing operation in 1980s Dublin, to one the world’s most feared and notorious criminal organisations. The four-part series will give viewers new insight, information and exclusive interviews as it tells the in-depth story of the cartel known as the Kinahan Transnational Criminal Organisation (KTCO), with roots that start in Ireland but spread to the UK, mainland Europe and around the world. The four-part series will give viewers new insight, information and exclusive interviews Read More Related Articles BBC show 'thrown into chaos' as Laura Whitmore pulls out days before filming Read More Related Articles MobLand star Pierce Brosnan's life with 'beautiful brown-eyed' wife to family tragedies The show travels from Ireland and the UK and on to the Netherlands, Spain, Dubai and America to investigate the Kinahan’s ‘empire’, which is today estimated to be worth in excess of one billion dollars. It is told through the voices of journalists, members of law enforcement, and the ordinary people whose lives have been caught in the crossfire. Law enforcement figures from Ireland, the UK, Spain and the US, some telling their story on television for the first time, talk about undercover, international policing operations aimed at dismantling the cartel and their criminal partners. And journalists who have risked their personal safety tell of their attempts to uncover the Kinahans’ operations. One agent, part of the Spanish Central Drugs and Organised Crime Unit, said: “When we began the investigation we began to see the Irish are very strong in drug trafficking, very violent and murderous. In 2022, the United States offered a $5m (£3.9m) reward for information about each of the Kinahan cartel's alleged leaders “In powerful organisations there are usually a lot of security measures, but in this case, it went to another level. We could see that they paid for courses for self-defence and target practice. “I was one of the people who arrested Daniel Kinahan. I think it surprised him. He was a little uncooperative, he was not a nice person at all.” Another unnamed officer, who arrested Christopher Sr, said: “We carried out the arrests on May 25, 2010. Everything was planned to the millimetre so that nothing happens, they are very dangerous people. We entered the tactical teams to secure everything. Taking great care with large guns. “Christopher Kinahan was polite and respectful at all times. He kindly told me it wasn’t necessary to break down his door. That if we had knocked, he would have gladly opened it for us.” Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland’s Mafia is available to watch on on BBC iPlayer

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