The son of a high-ranking member of the Kinahan organized crime group has been extradited from Spain to the UK regarding alleged firearms offenses.
Jack Kavanagh, the progeny of Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh, was apprehended in May 2023 at Malaga Airport by officers from the Spanish National Police while he was in transit through Spain from Dubai to Turkey.
The 24-year-old, hailing from Tamworth, was returned to the UK last week by a team of officers from the UK’s National Crime Agency’s Joint International Crime Centre and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via video link on 4 October, where he was remanded in custody.
He faces charges related to the supply and acquisition of firearms after the UK’s National Crime Agency uncovered messages on the encrypted messaging platform Encrochat.
His father, Thomas, and Liam Byrne, the leader of the Dublin faction of the Kinahan organized crime group, have already admitted guilt to firearms offenses and are scheduled to be sentenced in two weeks.
Craig Turner, Deputy Director of Investigations at the National Crime Agency, stated, “Jack Kavanagh is the second associate connected to the Kinahan OCG who has been brought back to the UK after believing he could escape us.”
“Our efforts to target the alleged criminal activities of this crime group are ongoing. Our international reach, coupled with our collaboration with global law enforcement agencies, should serve as a warning to anyone who thinks they can evade justice – we will persist until you are back in the UK and incarcerated.”
