Fighting International Fugitives

High-risk individual criminals pose some of the biggest threats to Europe’s security. Three leaders of the Kinahan Cartel, a dangerous transnational criminal organisation, were designated as High Value Targets by Europol, with the United States Department of State putting out a reward for their arrest.

Finding these dangerous fugitives requires a global operation, as they are connected and collaborate internationally. The key facilitators or leaders of such organisations can be part of many illicit schemes at the same time – meaning the arrest of one High Value Target can bring multiple criminal operations down.

In this episode of The Europol Podcast, Europol and the An Garda Síochána will give you a behind-the-scenes look at how we take action against international fugitives, in this case the Kinahan Cartel. 

This is the sixth episode in the second series of The Europol Podcast. Listen to the full episode now on your favourite podcast platform.

Speakers:

• Jari Liukku, Former Head of European Serious Organised Crime Centre, Europol
• Justin Kelly, Assistant Commissioner of Organised and Serious Crime, An Garda Síochána

Links:

• Europol publication: Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks