Crime World Extra: The 'Cocaine Goldrush'
Crime World21 Heinä 2021

Crime World Extra: The 'Cocaine Goldrush'

A half tonne of cocaine disguised as charcoal which landed in Rotterdam was seized at the port after an intelligence-led operation headed up by Irish gardai.

The drugs worth more than €30 million were destined for the Irish market where a generation of young and educated cocaine users are directly funding violent drug cartels who are getting filthy rich and ever more powerful.

So how does a half tonne seizure affect the millionaire cocaine bosses and how can we ebb the tide of white powder flooding Europe.

Today, I’m talking to Michael O’Sullivan, the former garda who is the chief executive of the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre in Lisbon.
There he co-ordinates the efforts of seven countries: Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and the UK in tackling maritime drug smuggling in Europe.

He tells me how seizures of the ‘motherload’ can damage even the biggest organised crime gangs, how Colombian Cartels have power bases in Rotterdam and Amsterdam to bribe and intimidate port staff and how a young generation of Irish high flyers are making narco terrorists rich beyond their wildest dreams.

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Episode 1338: Scissor Sister Charlotte Mulhall gets full release date from prison

Episode 1338: Scissor Sister Charlotte Mulhall gets full release date from prison

Scissor sister Charlotte Mulhall is due to get a release date this year when she finally finishes a life sentenced for murdering her mother’s partner and dismembering his body.So, what lies in store for Ireland’s most famous prisoner and how has she finished a life sentence aged just 39?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mulhall and her time behind bars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 1337: Criminal who battered Devon Hennessy is behind knife-point hostage situation in jail

Episode 1337: Criminal who battered Devon Hennessy is behind knife-point hostage situation in jail

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Episode 1336: 'Fat' Andy Connors' widow and her glamorous graveside photoshoot

Episode 1336: 'Fat' Andy Connors' widow and her glamorous graveside photoshoot

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Episode 1335: The three Ward brothers exposed by CAB as major drug traffickers

Episode 1335: The three Ward brothers exposed by CAB as major drug traffickers

Three Galway brothers are named as part of a major drug network supplying the tourism heart of Ireland as details of their cruel use of free slave labor emerges. Today Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon about Gary Ward and his band of brothers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Tammi 16min

Episode 1334: How the net is closing in on ‘The Family’ gang boss Brian Grendon

Episode 1334: How the net is closing in on ‘The Family’ gang boss Brian Grendon

He was an unknown when he was picked up by gardaí with a large heroin consignment back in 2001, but in the past two decades Brian Grendon has really been placed on the gangland map.The head of the group known as 'The Family' is now facing sentence on tax offences and a file is currently with the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration of serious gangland charges.Today, Nicola and Niall are talking about Grendon and his rise to fame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Tammi 17min

Episode 1333: Why is Enoch Burke still behind bars?

Episode 1333: Why is Enoch Burke still behind bars?

He' s the teacher who has spent more than 550 days in prison in protest against a court order.But is Enoch Burke a saint or a sinner, and who are his contemporaries who have done porridge for their beliefs?Today, on Nicola's first day back after a lengthy hiatus, she speaks with Niall Donald about Enoch and what happens next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Tammi 22min

Episode 1332: Groomed (Part 9) - Legacy of a Showjumper

Episode 1332: Groomed (Part 9) - Legacy of a Showjumper

Jonathan Creswell's suicide denied Katie Simpson's loved ones the opportunity for a murder trial. Despite Creswell’s death, the subsequent sentencing of three co-conspirators—Jill Robinson, Hayley Robb, and Rose De Montmorency-Wright—for charges related to the cover-up allowed the judge to confirm that Creswell was a "skilled and predatory abuser" with an "established pattern" of abuse against women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Tammi 27min

Episode 1331: Groomed (Part 8) - The Net Tightens

Episode 1331: Groomed (Part 8) - The Net Tightens

Detective Sergeant James Brannigan's new investigation team finally made progress by assembling expert evidence contradicting Jonathan Creswell's story, culminating in Brannigan's team arresting Creswell, and charging him with Katie's murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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