Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after being extradited from Dubai

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An alleged Irish crime boss was extradited from Dubai to Dublin to face charges related to international drug smuggling and money laundering involving the UK, Spain, and the USA. An Irish Air Corps plane facilitated the capture after courts in the UAE denied blocking the extradition.

The alleged leader of an Irish organised crime gang has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money-laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the United States. Air Tracker data showed an Irish Air Corps plane from Dubai landing on Sunday evening at a military airport on the outskirts of Dublin after courts in the United Arab Emirates refused to block his extradition. The plane is believed to be carrying...