Episode 103: The Lithuanian gang who flooded Ireland with heroin through their network of slave dealers
Crime World6 Touko 2022

Episode 103: The Lithuanian gang who flooded Ireland with heroin through their network of slave dealers

A Lithuanian gang who flew unwitting slaves into Ireland to sell heroin and then starved and beat them sounds like the plot from a TV crime drama – but that’s exactly what happened over the course of 15 years until Gardai, the PSNI and their Eastern European counterparts uncovered the mob.Known as ‘The Russians’, the gang fuelled Northern Ireland’s emerging heroin market from the mid 2000s and later placed agents in Cork, Galway, Waterford and Kerry after being run out of Dublin by bigger gangs.Nicola Tallant talks with journalist Paulie Doyle, who followed the trail of gang leader Kestutis Klemauskas and his violent lieutenants from Lithuania into the heart of loyalist Belfast and onwards to the big cities of Ireland where they pocketed a fortune from the slave dealers.In a lengthy investigation for Vice World News and working with the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, he drew together the pieces of a story that make for an incredible insight into organised crime in a modern world.

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Episode 931: Convicted rapist pleads guilty to threatening three Sunday World journalists

Episode 931: Convicted rapist pleads guilty to threatening three Sunday World journalists

A convicted rapist threatens three female journalists including crime world host Nicola Tallant.Niall speaks to Nicola about her experience in light of the recent guilty plea by Donegal man Mark McAnaw, who is due for sentencing in the coming months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Maalis 26min

Episode 930: Man and woman guilty of murdering Robert Wilkin and dumping body off Sliabh Liag cliff

Episode 930: Man and woman guilty of murdering Robert Wilkin and dumping body off Sliabh Liag cliff

A chaotic couple who turned on each other in court have been jailed for life for the murder of a pensioner at Sliabh Liag in Donegal.Alan Vial and his then girlfriend Nikita Burns brutally beat Robin Wilkin to death before pushing his body over a cliff.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the savage murder of the Co Tyrone truck driver. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Maalis 21min

Episode 929: Head of multi-million euro gang took social welfare to court over €100,000

Episode 929: Head of multi-million euro gang took social welfare to court over €100,000

He's a Romanian crime boss believed to be behind a 'sex for sale' ring that netted millions of euro in Ireland.But now it has emerged that Ioan Anton, who is facing a murder charge in his native country, also claimed more than €100,000 in social welfare payments while living here and even went to court to have it reinstated when the Department cut him off.Today, Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Anton and his criminal network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Maalis 22min

Episode 928: Why Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's public image is at odds with his criminal past

Episode 928: Why Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's public image is at odds with his criminal past

A comedy sketch where Gerry Hutch meets Donald Trump has gone viral - showing again how 'The Monk' is looked on differently than other criminals.Despite serious findings against him by Irish courts, Hutch continues to enjoy a very different public image than others involved in the Hutch-Kinahan feud.Niall and Nicola discuss why the Monk continues to be regarded by some as an ordinary decent criminal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Maalis 23min

Episode 927: GAA star Kyle Hayes facing possible prison time after latest legal blow

Episode 927: GAA star Kyle Hayes facing possible prison time after latest legal blow

Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes is facing a possible jail time after losing an appeal against a dangerous driving conviction.The GAA star had insisted in court that his driving was careless but refused to accept it was dangerous.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how the court’s decision could have big implications for Hayes, who is at risk of seeing a suspended sentence activated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Maalis 15min

Episode 926: CAB to auction seized homes of gangland figures Ross Browning and Owen Maguire

Episode 926: CAB to auction seized homes of gangland figures Ross Browning and Owen Maguire

A marble floored mansion, a burnt out cottage, and a boarded up home decorated to the highest standard are all to go under the hammer this month as the Criminal Assets Bureau mop up their spoils.Nicola is joined by Eamon Dillon to speak about the auctions that will see bargain hunters snap up their dream homes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Maalis 26min

Episode 925: Businessman admits killing wife after gardaí hack phone and find videos of her murder

Episode 925: Businessman admits killing wife after gardaí hack phone and find videos of her murder

A Dublin businessman has pleaded guilty to stabbing his wife to death after gardaí hacked into his phone and found videos of her murder.Stephen Mooney dramatically changed his plea after it emerged that detectives had used Israeli software to break into his mobile.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the brutal murder of Anna Mooney in June 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Maalis 11min

Episode 924: Ex-Olympian with ties to Kinahan cartel wanted by FBI for role in billion dollar cocaine ring

Episode 924: Ex-Olympian with ties to Kinahan cartel wanted by FBI for role in billion dollar cocaine ring

A key player in a billion dollar cocaine trafficking ring headed up by an ex-Canadian snowboarder has links to the Kinahan Cartel and did business with them in Dubai, a US prosecutor has said.Officers believe former Olympic star Ryan Wedding is on the run and in hiding in Sinaloa, Mexico. He has also been placed on the FBI’s most wanted list.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about a fascinating story which has seen the Kinahan mob named as customers of the notorious Mexican Cartel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Maalis 22min

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