Kinahan Boss Ordered to Pay £1.1m UK Authorities
Kinahan Crime Lord Thomas Kavanagh Ordered to Pay Over £1.1 Million or Face 12 More Years in Prison
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London, UK – Thomas kavanagh, identified as the head of the kinahan organised crime group in the UK, has been ordered by authorities to repay over £1.1 million in criminal proceeds or face an additional 12 years behind bars. The meaningful confiscation order follows a comprehensive investigation into the finances and assets of the notorious crime syndicate.
£1.1 Million Confiscation Order against Kinahan crime Boss
Kavanagh, 57, who is originally from Dublin, was previously sentenced to 21 years in prison in March 2022. His conviction stemmed from his leadership in the importation of over £30 million worth of cocaine and cannabis within a single year. During the investigation, authorities estimated Kavanagh’s total criminal profits to be in the region of £12.2 million.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) successfully identified recoverable assets amounting to more than £1.1 million. These assets include Kavanagh’s stake in a “fortified family mansion” in Tamworth, England, where he held a 50% share. The NCA also seized high-end luxury items, including bags, clothes, and accessories valued at £150,000, from his residence. Proceeds from the sale of other properties located in both the UK and Spain were also factored into the confiscation order.
Kavanagh has been given a strict three-month deadline to pay the £1.1 million. Failure to comply will result in the activation of his additional 12-year prison sentence.
Another Kinahan Associate Faces Confiscation
The crackdown extends to other senior figures within the Kinahan organisation. Gary Vickery,another key member of the group,has also been targeted by a proceeds of crime investigation.
Vickery, 43, who is also originally from dublin, is currently serving a 20-year sentence. He was arrested in October 2017 after law enforcement intercepted 15kg of cocaine and over 220kg of cannabis concealed within a six-tonne industrial tarmac removal machine at Dover.
Vickery has been ordered to pay over £109,000 within three months. Non-compliance will lead to an additional two-year prison sentence.
NCA and Crown Prosecution Service Comment on Operation
Kay Mellor, Head of Operations HQ at the NCA, stated that Thomas Kavanagh and his associates ”believed they were untouchable, but that proved to be their downfall.” She added, “Kavanagh and Vickery will be behind bars for many years to come and now have to pay back more than £1 million to the state.”
UK Chief Crown Prosecutor Adrian Foster described Kavanagh and Vickery as ”risky criminals in the organised gang world, importing millions of pounds worth of dangerous drugs on an industrial scale to the UK.”
Mr.foster emphasised the success of the £1 million Confiscation Order, highlighting the prosecution team’s dedication to cross-border collaboration in stripping organised criminals of their illicit gains. “We continue to pursue the proceeds of crime robustly and will return them back to court to serve an additional sentence of imprisonment if they fail to pay their orders,” he concluded.