Episode 103: The Lithuanian gang who flooded Ireland with heroin through their network of slave dealers
Crime World6 Mai 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 1111: Jonathan Dowdall's life after prison and DJ Carey's Croke Park dodge

Episode 1111: Jonathan Dowdall's life after prison and DJ Carey's Croke Park dodge

DJ Carey’s absence at Croke Park, Jonathan Dowdall’s imminent release, and the gangster who has opened a mafia-themed restaurant.Join Nicola, Niall, and Eimear for another Crime Week roundup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 1110: Ex-soldier gets 15 years in Spanish prison for murdering girlfriend Kirsty Ward

Episode 1110: Ex-soldier gets 15 years in Spanish prison for murdering girlfriend Kirsty Ward

Former soldier Keith Byrne has been jailed in Spain for 15 years for the murder of his girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a resort in Salou two years ago.Byrne tried to claim Kirsty had taken her own life and even accused her of irrational behaviour, but a court ruled that he was the violent bully who had strangled her in a fit of jealousy after she tried to split from him.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Jul 11min

Episode 1109: Father of alleged gang boss earns thousands housing Ukrainian refugees

Episode 1109: Father of alleged gang boss earns thousands housing Ukrainian refugees

The father of the alleged gang boss Jonathan Gill has been earning thousands housing Ukrainian refugees.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about John Gill Snr, Government funds, and the companies he runs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Jul 28min

Episode 1108: Money laundering and mega mansions: How Limerick gangs are spending their cash

Episode 1108: Money laundering and mega mansions: How Limerick gangs are spending their cash

A Limerick gang member has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges at the Special Criminal Court, which heard he had spent €100k doing up his Limerick home with no income.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the gangs of Limerick and how they have been spending their funds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Jul 21min

Episode 1107: Q&A - The Monk and the General's rivalry and an exciting live show update

Episode 1107: Q&A - The Monk and the General's rivalry and an exciting live show update

The notorious Westies and their rapid rise and fall at the start of the cocaine boom, the Kinahans and their ongoing status in the United Arab Emirates, and the communities that stand on the front line of the drugs industry.This is part two of a Q&A where Nicola and Niall answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Jul 24min

Episode 1106: Q&A - Exposing the Kinahans' Dubai hideout and the history of the notorious Westies gang

Episode 1106: Q&A - Exposing the Kinahans' Dubai hideout and the history of the notorious Westies gang

The notorious Westies and their rapid rise and fall at the start of the cocaine boom, the Kinahans and their ongoing status in the United Arab Emirates, and the communities that stand on the front line of the drugs industry.This is part one of a Q&A where Nicola and Niall answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Jul 23min

Episode 1105: Mark McCourt's failed plan to smuggle firearms over the border

Episode 1105: Mark McCourt's failed plan to smuggle firearms over the border

A weapons stash leads gardaí to unravel a gangland supplier of dangerous firearms. A 34-year-old man pleads guilty to his role in the enterprise.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the assortment of dangerous weapons that found their way into the hands of the underworld's youngest and most volatile criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Jul 8min

Episode 1104: The effect of gangland war on Brian Rattigan's ex Natasha McEnroe

Episode 1104: The effect of gangland war on Brian Rattigan's ex Natasha McEnroe

She was a gangsters moll who faced a crises when she tried to break up with her boyfriend, the notorious Brian Rattigan.But years on Natasha McEnroe has proven how the effects of gangland war and drug fuelled shootings can leave scars on those on the periphery of the violence as well as those intimately involved in it.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about McEnroe and her extraordinary links to one of gangland’s most notorious criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Jul 19min

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