THE boss of Ireland’s most dangerous crime gang has been arrested — as part of a global probe into the ‘Ghost’ messaging platform.The leader of The Family gang — who replaced the Kinahan cartel as Ireland’s main drug trafficking outfit — was held after an operation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.The Family gang was hit by a number of dawn raidsGarda Press Office HandoutThe gang leader and other members have been arrested by gardai[/caption]The Family associates are linked to the murder of Cormac Berkeley in 2022His two siblings – who have “equal status” in the transnational group – were lifted in the dawn raids.
And two other members of the gang – who help run the outfits drugs distribution, logistics and money laundering networks – were also arrested.All five are considered to have key roles in the day-to-day running of the huge criminal empire.The Irish Sun can reveal the arrests were made in Dublin, Kilkenny and Wexford.
Their arrests come after they were identified last September under ‘Operation Kraken’ as suspected users of the illegal messaging network.The network was used by criminal organisations around the world to arrange drug shipments, firearms and money laundering.Four major crime gangs in Ireland – including The Family – were the second biggest users of the network before it was smashed in the global operation last year.
The three siblings will now be questioned on suspicion of directing the activities of a.