Crime World

The sister of gang boss Christy Keane has admitted to money laundering after a court heard that €124,000 in cash was found in her home.Sandra Hehir will face sentencing but says she is now predominately estranged from her siblings and works as a hairdresser.Nicola speaks with with Niall Donald about a sophisticated crime outfit which emerged from the warring gangs of Limerick and the risks of storing cash in the attic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An extraordinary drug seizure of more than €30 million in meth at Cork port has resulted in a number of searches around premises in Kerry, Cork and Waterford and a focus on the Irish links with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mexico’s biggest drug mob and its Irish connections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Taliban ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan along with ambitious Mexican Cartels now based in Europe mean experts are forecasting a perfect storm.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the next deadly threat from a potent factory-produced drug which has become the biggest killer of young users in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A network of seemingly legitimate businessmen are under investigation by the Gardai in a massive crackdown on the laundering of dirty money.This week a businessman, Wesley Williams, was jailed for his part in a laundering scam involving euro 1.4 million in cash.The married father of four was also recently named in CAB proceedings against Marcus Sweeney’s Evergreen Wealth Management Property Holdings.So who are the likes of Williams and what is their role in the wider criminal underworld.Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon about dirty money and those who wash it clean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A gangster named in court as being involved in the murder of gang boss Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland and innocent plumber Anthony Campbell is set for release from prison more than a decade after being jailed.So who is John Mangan? And how was he linked to the 2006 murder of 20-year-old Campbell, a totally innocent young man caught up in a deadly underworld takeover?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mangan and the murder that shocked Ireland but which remains unsolved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A stunning mansion in the County Louth countryside called The White House has been identified by the Criminal Assets Bureau in a Proceeds of Crime case against a Moldovan couple.Natalie and Edward Chiper were arrested in 2019 after almost €1 million worth of drugs were found on the premises.But despite spending time in custody the charges against them were dropped. Now the glamorous couple will find themselves explaining where they got the money to buy the 3,400-square-foot mansion they live in.Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon who visited the vast property listed in a proceeds of crime case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Secret files relating to the operations of a County Kerry wing of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel show how they shipped 6 tonnes of cocaine into Europe over the course of one year.Headed by former Kilorglan schoolboy Morris O’Shea Salazar, whose Mexican mother has family ties to Joachim El Chapo Guzman’s sons, the Sinaloa cell was uncovered by both the DEA and later during the Encrochat hack.Nicola talks with reporter Neill Feiririter whose special investigation into the Kerry Sinaloans was published this week. He talks about coke shipments, corrupted port workers and a slick drug machine run by a man who called Kerry his home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Northern Ireland’s much anticipated Kenova Report is set to be released next month after confirmation that no prosecutions are to be pursued.The report centres around the activities of the notorious Freddie Scapattici, the British Army’s top agent in the north during the troubles.Nicola talks with Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the incredible story of Stakeknife and the allegations that his handlers turned a blind eye to murder and torture by the infamous ‘nutting squad’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two notorious Limerick brothers were found not guilty of assaulting a sulky driver and causing him harm after he dramatically changed his statement and said he’d ’identified the wrong men.’Vincent and Jonathan Collopy members of the notorious Keane Collopy faction walked free after they were found not guilty.So what was behind the extraordinary circumstances of the case and what organised crime in Limerick is still controlled by the Collopy gang.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about a gang of brothers with blood loyalties and their influence in Ireland’s gangland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eight years since the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel his family laid floral tributes at the spot where he died.But what has happened to the key players who were there that day and what future lies in store for many who then felt untouchable?Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about an anniversary, an ongoing police operation and a victim whose death was a seismic moment in the history of organised crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.