8. (C/NF) The British are active in Sierra Leone, and attend the Integrated Intelligence Group meetings. Besides providing some operational support for JDITF surveillance and busts, they are also working their own investigations. FREETOWN 00000462 003 OF 004 One individual of interest is Mohib Shamel (Sierra Leonean cell no. 076-700-259), a Lebanese-Brit who works out of Birmingham and visits Sierra Leone every six weeks. The Shamel family is active in the mining sector here, and Mohib reportedly comes to Sierra Leone to do charity work in the Kono District. According to SOCA, however, he is connected to Daniel Kinahan, an Irish businessman involved in narcotrafficking throughout Europe and currently the target of a major investigation. SOCA believes that Shamel represents Kinahan in Sierra Leone, and that Kinahan may be interested in expanding his network to West Africa. Shamel is reportedly in communication with individuals who worked for/with the Perezes. 9. (C/NF) On the intelligence side, SOCA has received information that a meeting is expected to take place soon between three Colombians, one Dutch, and one Danish individual to discuss narco-trafficking opportunities in Guinea. If the meeting goes well, they will reportedly travel from Sierra Leone to Guinea: SOCA implied that the Colombians are already active in the sub-region, and that the Europeans are potential partners for them. While further information is classified and cannot be shared, SOCA contact said that they have names and numbers for the individuals, and may share more in the coming days or weeks. 10. (C) The Spanish have a new interest in Sierra Leone, based on a Sierra Leonean-flagged vessel that has been involved in human smuggling and linked to narcotics trafficking. The "Jean Marie" is a target of the Spanish Drugs and Organized Crime Unit, which placed a transponder on it in Dakar in 2008. Suspected of carrying loads of people and possibly drugs between Sierra Leone/Liberia/Guinea and the Canary Islands, it also made a trip to the Delta de Orinoco area of Venezuela. In late 2008, it returned to Freetown from Venezuela and the transponder subsequently died or was removed.
The Criminal Assets Bureau froze almost €65m in assets last year and returned nearly €4m to the exchequer. The Bureau's annual report also shows that 50 companies and individuals were assessed for tax on criminal assets of over €11m. CAB also stopped social welfare payments of over €2m to a number of individuals. Among those targeted by the CAB last year were the homes and assets of members of the Kinahan organised crime gang as well as Ballyfermot criminals David Reilly and Derek 'Dee Dee' O'Driscoll who were involved in extorting money from companies building social housing in the area. The CAB also took Kinahan gangster Liam Byrne's Dublin home, the stronghold of the Byrne organised crime gang as well as other houses, including the Finglas home of Dublin criminal Jason Boyle. Both houses had been extended and fitted with luxury furnishings, high end electronics and security systems as well as a jacuzzi and bullet proof windows.
Over €53m in Bitcoin was seized from Dublin drug dealer Clifton Collins in the CAB's biggest ever case.
Omackeral wrote: » Anyone see the WhatsApp videos going around of one of the C family in Wellview in Mulhuddart/Blanch brazenly going around holding a shotgun in broad daylight saying he was hunting someone. Then the ERU show up a bit later. These idiots don’t give a f*ck. They point to a plot of land and say “that’s where we’ll bury him”
Muahahaha wrote: » CABs annual report is out today. they seized 65m in assets, part of which was Liam Byrnes home. The main reason why they seized 65m but only retuned 4m to the exchequer is because of this guy Paul Reynolds reported on the radio that Collins had 6,000 bitcoins and he was paranoid that his account would get hacked. So he divided it up into 12 different accounts and wrote down the passcodes to access them on a piece of paper. Then he hid that inside a fishing rod case which in turn was hidden in a house in Connemara that he was renting. Some kind of dispute with the landlord ensued and the landlord threw out the fishing rod with the codes for 53 million worth of Bitcoin inside it. CAB somehow managed to get their hands on it and they're saying they think they can recover the 53m but it will take time. Collins has accepted his 53 million is gone and he is not fighting it. Id say he is fuming, imagine losing 53 million quid like that.https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0624/1149474-cab-froze-nearly-65m-assets-last-year/
Chaim Breezy Vein wrote: » Hiding 53mill in a case in connemara doesn't seem the brightest thing to do. Surely that would fit on a few pages of paper and you'd have copies.
Eyes1 wrote: » That is one very serious guy.
TheRaoul420 wrote: » You actually believe he hid the codes in a fishing rod that was stolen/lost? Even if that part of the story is true...he had copies. That man has that money locked away in bitcoin wallets just waiting for his sentence to finish then wait a few years more then hes free to live his life a rich man....not that he wasnt filthy rich already
Muahahaha wrote: Paul Reynolds reported on the radio that Collins had 6,000 bitcoins and he was paranoid that his account would get hacked. So he divided it up into 12 different accounts and wrote down the passcodes to access them on a piece of paper. Then he hid that inside a fishing rod case which in turn was hidden in a house in Connemara that he was renting. Some kind of dispute with the landlord ensued and the landlord threw out the fishing rod with the codes for 53 million worth of Bitcoin inside it. CAB somehow managed to get their hands on it and they're saying they think they can recover the 53m but it will take time. Collins has accepted his 53 million is gone and he is not fighting it. Id say he is fuming, imagine losing 53 million quid like that.
Hazetheblaze wrote: » Shooting in courtown this morning
PLATOBONG wrote: » Ya i seen that video, don't know that family at all. Is he any relation to Martin ?[/quote Any clue to who the C’s are ?
judaspig wrote: » Not as serious as the guy that took his own gun off him and shot him in the eye ����
Ciro Di Marzio wrote: » Hey Omackeral, can you clear up for me in relation to Blanch/Corduff feud, you have JOC mob on one side, the B’s(father and son shot), connected to GW mob in Finglas...then who are the brothers who leads the opposite crew, formerly Westies back in the day? I know it’s been mentioned numerous times, but maybe you can refresh my memory
protectyaneck wrote: » If there was you are the only person that knows about it
glenboylan wrote: » Hennessy
Omackeral wrote: » Hennessy are the new breed and seem to be running **** up there but they’re too young to be anything to do with the Westies. They’re also complete jackasses. The horrible little red toe rag who was shouting his head off at the Garda on Inside the K is one. He also defaced the memorial book to Det Horkin. Then you’ve a few other headers up that way across the Tolka like the Cahills and Cunninghams. The other brothers with Westies ties were the Glennons and then after them, the Gouldings known locally as the Gullies.
Ciro Di Marzio wrote: » Thanks man. Yeah the Glennons and Cahills are what sprung to my mind first. Is it the Cahills in the video going round with the shotgun spoke of earlier ?
Omackeral wrote: » It’s definitely a Cahill alright. Definitely A. Cahill
WADrim wrote: » MGM Marbella gym shutting down
Ciro Di Marzio wrote: » The main fallout in the Westies leading to the feud in recent years was between JOC and one of the Gully’s if I’m correct. Would that be right? After the two Glennons were killed back in the mid 00’s who were the other Glennons that took over from them in recent years, Marks sons was it?
rodmn2377 wrote: » I think the lads that are against the Hennessys are the Dempseys... they used to be part of the westies.. nearly sure it was a nephew of P Dempsey who stabbed that lad outside finglas garda station.. David goulding and the brother were the lads against joc.. the brother got time for shooting a swan off in the leisure plek yes ago and as far as I can remember went off the head inside and ended up in the Drum... the older brother who was the boss man got done for having a gun in the Phoenix park or somewhere like that and I think could be still in
Ciro Di Marzio wrote: » Anyone know who the father and son pair on Inside the K was at the end of one episode caught in the car with the gun after the car chase? Also Blanch feud related I believe.
Ciro Di Marzio wrote: » Thanks man. I think your man who let off sawn in the leisure plex was Darren Larkin though no? A friend of theirs. The Gully’s then got done for intimidating the security guard who he shot to withdraw the statement. JOC was on the same side as the Glennons after the original Westies split. I presume that’s stayed the same over the years?! One thing I wondered about was the older Goulding was linked to TB from Finglas, yet Flash and his associates are obv aligned with JOC side. There must have been some conflict of interest there at some stage years ago. Anyone know who the father and son pair on Inside the K was at the end of one episode caught in the car with the gun after the car chase? Also Blanch feud related I believe.
PLATOBONG wrote: » Ya i seen that video, don't know that family at all. Is he any relation to Martin ?
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