Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan flown from Dubai to Dublin on government jet

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan flown from Dubai to Dublin on government jet Daniel Kinahan is being flown from Dubai back to Ireland aboard a £39 million government jet to face charges of directing a criminal organisation - as a major security operation launches in Dublin A massive security operation has been launched to fly extradited Irish suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan from Dubai to Dublin to face a criminal charge. Kinahan, 49, is being flown on a £39 million government jet belonging to the Irish Air Corps. The Dassault Falcon 6X is typically used to transport the Taoiseach and government ministers around the globe. The luxury plane took off from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport this morning and is due to touch down at Dublin's Baldonnel Airport at around 7.20pm tonight, the Irish Mirror reported. Kinahan is expected to be arrested following his arrival in Ireland and brought to the Special Criminal Court under armed Garda escort, where he is expected to face a charge of directing a criminal organisation. The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van for transporting high-risk prisoners ahead of the operation. Today's operation will involve armed law enforcement officers from An Garda Síochána and members of the Irish Defence Forces, as well as the Irish Prison Service, according to RTÉ News. Multiple Garda units are expected to be involved, including the Armed Support Unit, Emergency Response Unit, National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and Garda Air Support. The maximum-security Portlaoise Prison, where Kinahan is expected to be held on remand, has also seen security measures put in place ahead of his arrival. Road closures are expected in Dublin as Kinahan is transferred to the Special Criminal Court. The Irish Mirror reports that the charge is understood to relate to allegations concerning the Kinahan-Hutch feud, which first erupted in September 2015. While the exact details of the security operation are being kept under wraps, sources have said Kinahan will be brought from Baldonnel to Dublin's Criminal Courts of Justice in Parkgate Street under heavy armed escort. It has been reported that an unmarked Garda vehicle could be used to transport Kinahan from the military airport, with other security vehicles potentially accompanying the convoy. Sources have also said alternative arrangements could be considered because of the security concerns surrounding the operation. Kinahan is expected to appear before the Special Criminal Court following his arrival, before potentially being remanded in custody. The case against Kinahan is understood to allege that he directed the Kinahan organised crime group during the course of the feud. It is understood the allegations include claims that he directed the group in relation to an alleged attempt to murder Hutch associate James 'Mago' Gately between October 2015 and mid-2017. It is also understood to relate to an alleged plot targeting Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch in Lanzarote in December 2015. The allegations against Kinahan are understood to rely in part on encrypted communications recovered during investigations into the organised crime group. The so-called Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP, devices contained communications between individuals Gardaí believe were associated with Kinahan and Sean McGovern, as well as other associates. McGovern, described as a close associate of Kinahan, was convicted of directing an organised crime group and jailed for 24 years. Evidence heard during McGovern's case included encrypted communications which prosecutors alleged showed members of the organisation discussing the murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan and the targeting of Gately. Gardaí are understood to allege that encrypted handles including 'Bon Neww', 'Bon4' and 'Cap', which communicated with McGovern and others during the feud, were linked to Kinahan. During McGovern's case, the Special Criminal Court heard that Sean McGovern sent a message to a person using the handle 'Cap' following the Regency Hotel shooting. The message referred to the possibility of targeting a member of the Hutch family. The allegations against Kinahan have not been tested at trial and he has not been convicted of the offences.