‘Senior lieutenant’ in Kinahan criminal cartel jailed for 24 years by Dublin court

Sean McGovern pleaded guilty to two charges relating to a deadly feud after being extradited from the UAE

A leader of the notorious Kinahan criminal cartel has been sentenced to 24 years in prison at a Dublin court.

Sean McGovern, 40, who has been described as a senior lieutenant in the group, pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation relating to a deadly feud between the Kinahan and Hutch criminal gangs.