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Kinahan Cartel’s Gun Gambit
Former Kinahan Cartel member Peter Keating is back in the spotlight after being charged with orchestrating a gun-smuggling plot to secure a lighter sentence for fellow cartel boss Thomas Kavanagh, who’s serving 21 years for smuggling £30 million in drugs. Keating, already behind bars for an attempted murder, received a 4-year, 8-month sentence for the gun scheme — meant to show cooperation with authorities. The plan involved acquiring weapons from the Netherlands to hand over to UK officials, hoping to pressure Kavanagh’s sentencing. Keating’s extradition hearing was delayed after his legal…
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