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Feb 28, 2023 · 32 min
Episode 249: Inside the police files of Raffaele Imperiale and his links to Daniel Kinahan
Italian mob boss Raffaele Imperiale spent years living it up in Dubai and doing business with members of the so-called Super Cartel including Dutch drug baron Ridouan Taghi and Daniel Kinahan.But police hacks into encrypted phone networks made a bullet proof case against him for the Italians and now he has decided to co-operate to reduce his term in prison there.But what will Imperiale say and how many of Europe’s top crime bosses can he implicate?Dr Anna Sergi, an Organised Crime Professor at the University of Essex, has read the prosecution files against Imperiale and she says that while they concentrate on huge movements of cocaine into Italy and the Netherlands they also mention an Irish business partnership focussed on Rotterdam port.Nicola Tallant speaks to Dr Sergi about Imperiale and the threat he now poses to a litany of top tier drug gangs across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2023 · 27 min
Episode 248: The Murdaugh family and their twisted story of murder and lies
It’s the case that is fascinating America. A multi millionaire lawyer from a prominent legal dynasty reports finding his wife and son dead on the grounds of their isolated hunting lodge. Both have been shot. A police investigation finds him the suspect and a web of lies, fraud and deceit unravels as famous South Carolina personal injury attorney Alex Murdaugh is charged with the murders.Nicola speaks with crime journalist Brad Hunter about the incredible chain of events that officials say led to the Murdaugh family murders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode 247: The real-life stories behind Ireland's 'Narco' boom
DUBLIN was a city of grinding poverty, mass unemployment and a never-ending queue of young people seeking a future abroad when the heroin epidemic hit with catastrophic force.Later, as the city transformed in the 1990s into a vibrant capital, ecstasy took over as the drug of choice and, later, a cocaine goldrush followed.But, as street dealers became millionaires during five decades of drug abuse, what happened to those caught up in the party?This week, as Sky Documentaries begins its Dublin Narco series, we chat with two people who became part of that incredible story.Jessica Wade went from ecstasy dealer to chronic addict and drug mule, only to get sober and devote her life to working in addiction services. While one of the city’s first heroin users, Paul Tracey, spent 37 years on the drug before finally getting clean.Nicola Tallant and Niall Donald chat with Jessica and Paul, who will both appear on the series to be screened from March 4, about their own real-life experiences and their journeys to recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2023 · 29 min
Episode 246: Conor McGregor and the childhood friendships with Irish gangland figures
He was the shadowy Cartel lieutenant who was rumoured to be out to get UFC star Conor McGregor after a pub brawl at the height of the Kinahan and Hutch feud.But convicted drug dealer Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan was this week welcomed into McGregor’s pub and into this family when he was introduced as the new partner of the sports stars sister Aoife.Nicola Tallant talks to Niall Donald about Conor McGregor and the mob and the childhood friendships which link the world famous fighter with some of the most prominent gangland figures in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 22, 2023 · 35 min
Episode 245: The life and brutal crimes of gang boss Cornelius Price
HE was a terrifying gangland mob boss who ran his empire from a gated compound in County Meath, where he is alleged to have held slaves and forced them to do his bidding.Amongst a litany of terrible crimes, he is suspected of murdering a young man and his pregnant girlfriend, cremating their bodies and then directing a campaign of intimidation on their grieving families.When he made a smug 'selfie' video to celebrate the gruesome killing of gangland hardman Robbie Lawlor, Price almost claimed the credit for the murder.But the tables would turn on the 41-year-old thug, and this week he died in a Welsh hospital after suffering a catastrophic brain illness.Nicola Tallant talks with Niall Donald about the claims that Price became a born-again Christian before he died, about denials from the model Katie Price that they were related and about the hell-raising career of one of Ireland’s most feared killers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2023 · 49 min
Episode 244: How British mobster Robert Dawes became a pied piper for a generation of Dubai-based criminals
BRITISH drug baron Robert Dawes became known as the pathfinder for a generation of criminals, including the Kinahan Cartel, when he was one of the first to make Dubai his home and the headquarters of his trans-global empire.Ancient money transfer systems, a blind eye to suitcases of cash and easily attained residential permits all added to the attraction of the United Arab Emirates for Dawes and the countless other drug dealers that followed him to the Gulf paradiseBut the 55-year-old has found that not everything is fool-proof and that the past can have a sneaky way of creeping up on you.Nicola Tallant chats with journalist and author Carl Fellstrom about the incredible story of Dawes, who is now standing trial in a French court along with his lawyers, who say he tricked them into producing a false document to a drugs trial. Jailed for 22 years for cocaine smuggling, he now faces further imprisonment in France while authorities in the Netherlands are now lining up to try him for murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 243: The return of the Dundons and the secret property portfolio of Kinahan mobster Ross Browning
RAIDS on the homes of notorious crime brothers, the discovery of a cocaine mixing factory and the seizure of a home and equestrian facility owned by a Cartel odd bod - welcome to Crime World.Today Nicola Tallant is chatting with Niall Donald and Eamon Dillon about the Dundon brothers' comeback, Ross Browning's property portfolio and the far-right celebrity hanging out with a convicted criminal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 16, 2023 · 33 min
Episode 242: The downfall of 'Otoniel' the world's biggest cocaine dealer
He's the Colombian narco who rose from humble origins to become the biggest wholesaler of cocaine in the world. Dairo Antonio Usuga, better known by his nickname, Otoniel, used torture and murder to rise to the top of the feared Gulf Clan Cartel, but he cut a different figure earlier this month when he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking in a New York court and agreed to hand over $216 million in reparations.Niall Donald chats with Toby Muse, author of 'Kilo: Inside the Cocaine Cartels', about the demise of Otoniel and the impact it will have on the coke trade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2023 · 44 min
Episode 241: When victims of crime come face to face with their offenders
VICTIMS of crime can often feel forgotten in the process of justice, but what benefits are there to bring them together with an offender?Nicola Tallant talks with Dr Ian Marder from Maynooth University about restorative justice and it’s meaning for the victims of crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2023 · 39 min
Episode 240: Gilbert King on the shocking murder of Michelle Scholfield and the new evidence which puts a convicted murderer at the scene of the crime
When Gilbert King was asked by a Judge to look into a case of wrongful conviction he was shocked by the request and intrigued by the story.Michelle Scholfield was murdered in 1987, and her husband Leo, who protests his innocence, has remained behind bars for the crime ever since. In King's new podcast series Bone Valley, he looks at the trial which put Schofield behind bars, shocking new evidence which puts a convicted murderer at the scene of the crime and the tragic murder of a young woman.I'm Clodagh Meaney and this is crime world a podcast from SundayWorld.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2023 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 239: How the cocaine boom means crime gangs now pose as big a threat in the EU as terrorism
Organised crime is now posing as big a threat to countries in the EU as terrorism a commissioner warned this week.And as criminals including Irish Godfather George 'the Penguin' Mitchell are left reeling after another major encrypted phone hack it seems like police are fighting fire with fire as the battle against the mobs heats up.This week on Crime World’s weekend show I’m joined by my colleague Niall Donald and journalist Carl Fellstrom to discuss the cartels' intent on turning Europe into a Wild West.This is crime world a podcast from SundayWorld.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2023 · 38 min
Episode 238: How George 'the Penguin' Mitchell's encrypted phone network was smashed by European cops
He is Ireland’s most wily Godfather of Crime - a criminal so slippery he has managed to evade the law for decades while rising to the very top of Europe’s underworld.But has a phone been the undoing of George ‘The Penguin’ MItchell, or will he waddle away from the clutches of law enforcement yet again.This week I’m talking to Niall Donald about the massive police hack of the 'Exclu' encrypted network closely linked with Mitchell, about the underground bunker where it was developed and about the possible fallout of the hack for the world's largest criminal organisations.This is crime world a podcast from SundayWorld.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 9, 2023 · 29 min
Episode 237: Kinahan cartel money man Brian Mahony's rise and fall at the hands of Criminal Assets Bureau
He’s the Kinahan fixer who decked out his house with Plasma screens and bullet-resistant glass, but now Brian Mahony has gone and the keys of his palace are with the Criminal Assets Bureau.After climbing the career ladder in the mob, Mahony has now given up his assets without a fight and a community will soon see a for sale sign outside what was once the best-kept house in the neighbourhood.Today I’m talking with journalist Eamon Dillon about the low-key fixer who tried to stay under the radar as he washed drug money but who came a cropper as he feathered his nest and lived the high life in organised crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2023 · 21 min
Episode 236: Canada's cult-like leader who is brain-washing her followers to believe she is taking over the world
She is the self-declared Queen of Canada whose followers drive in giant motor homes through towns and sleepy villages spreading her word.Filipina Romana Didulo is a QAnon influencer with a little known past that has convinced tens of thousands of Canadians that they don’t have to abide by laws, get vaccinated or even pay their mortgages.To the lilts of the Boney M song Rasputin she travels the country in her disco RV and whips up crowds who believe that the world is being led by Satan worshiping paedophiles who control government, big business and the mainstream media.But is Didulo to be laughed at or does Canada need to sit up and take notice of a cult leader whose followers are gullible to anything she says?Today I’m talking with Toronto Sun crime columnist Brad Hunter about the tiny woman on the self-made throne with the huge ideas about taking over the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 7, 2023 · 26 min
Epiosde 235: Death on the tracks - the mystery of the Irish teen chased to his death on a railway line
THE death of a 14-year-old boy in the Northern Ireland seaside town of Portrush has long been a mystery, and has posed a myriad of painful questions for his family.Ryan Quinn suffered a horrendous end when he got stuck in a cattle grid on a dark January night in 2009 as a train hurtled towards the frightened teenager.But what appeared to be a tragic accident would soon become a murder case when allegations that Ryan had been attacked and chased onto the railway emerged.Now, BBC journalist Vinny Hurrell has launched a new podcast in an attempt to break the Omerta that has been held sacred in a small community group for over a decade.On his new podcast 'Assume Nothing: Death on the Tracks', Hurrell painstakingly retraces the teenager's steps and discovers the suspects identified by the PSNI in the unusual case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 4, 2023 · 54 min
Episode 234: The Irish mob who became Canada's cocaine kings
THEY are the crime gang who took control of Canada's lucrative cocaine trade while proudly displaying their Irish roots.The West End mob began their life as a prolific bank heist crew who traded on their status as outsiders in French speaking Montreal.But, when they struck a deal with Colombia's Cali Cartel the Irish mob became Canada's kings of coke.Niall Donald chats with Toronto Sun journalist Brad Hunter and Sunday World's Eamon Dillon about the rise and fall of The West End Gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 2, 2023 · 37 min
Episode 233: Robbie Lawlor and the cross-Border vigilante murder mob
THE murder of Robbie Lawlor in a Belfast housing estate continues to be the subject of a major police inquiry, with the PSNI and prosecutors insisting they have no interest in a suspected Dundon hit team named and identified during a recent bail hearing.The circumstances surrounding the 2020 assassination of the notorious Dublin drug dealer marks an extraordinary merging of North and South criminals who once would have remained in their own territories on either side of the Border.Nicola Tallant chats with Belfast Telegraph crime correspondent Allison Morris about the changing face of gangland, about a double-cross of epic proportions and the peculiar actions of the PSNI and Gardai in the days after the murder that suggest the two forces have issues in co-operation and the criminals do not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2023 · 42 min
Episode 232: Keane Mulready-Woods and the men who helped facilitate his grisly murder
Paul Crosby and Gerard Cruise had to listen to the tragic victim impact statement of Elizabeth Mulready, mum of murdered teen Keane Mulready-Woods, as she told a court this week how inconceivable it was that the sadistic minds of those who killed her child could have lived amongst her community.Details of the murder and dismemberment of the 17-year-old were heard during a sentence hearing for the pair. Both 27-year-old Crosby and 49-year-old Cruise pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder which was carried out by the late Robbie Lawlor.Nicola Tallant chats with Niall Donald about the shocking murder that made global headlines, about the background of the pair in the dock and about a cycle of violence that ended in an unforgivable act of depravity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2023 · 42 min
Episode 232: Keane Mulready-Woods and the men who helped facilitate his gruesome murder
Paul Crosby and Gerard Cruise had to listen to the tragic victim impact statement of Elizabeth Mulready, mum of murdered teen Keane Mulready-Woods, as she told a court this week how inconceivable it was that the sadistic minds of those who killed her child could have lived amongst her community.Details of the murder and dismemberment of the 17-year-old were heard during a sentence hearing for the pair. Both 27-year-old Crosby and 49-year-old Cruise pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder which was carried out by the late Robbie Lawlor.Nicola Tallant chats with Niall Donald about the shocking murder that made global headlines, about the background of the pair in the dock and about a cycle of violence that ended in an unforgivable act of depravity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2023 · 45 min
Episode 231: 'The day I witnessed the Regency Hotel murder and the gunman in drag'
SEVEN years ago this week journalist Alan Sherry was sent on a news assignment like no other - and on an otherwise ordinary Friday, he found himself in the middle of the Regency Hotel gun attack.Today, Alan gives Nicola Tallant and Niall Donald an eyewitness account of the infamous incident at the centre of the trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch.The panel also discuss the conviction of a member of a Cornelius Price kidnap gang for conspiracy to blackmail two businessmen and the plot which links the mob boss with the murder of Robbie Lawlor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.