“As long as poverty, injustice and inequality persist, none of us can truly rest” is not a quote easily associated with organised crime.
But it is the motto of Crescents and Crosses, a company controlled by cartel leader Christy Kinahan snr.
The company was part of his attempt to set up a new life in Zimbabwe for himself and his family.
Working with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, The Irish Times has published the first details of Kinahan’s bid to establish himself as a provider of aviation services to NGOs.
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The report has revealed Kinahan snr’s audacious attempt to buy nine military airplanes from the Egyptian Airforce.
The existence of Kinahan’s partner, a Dutch citizen in her 40s, and their three young children, was also previously unknown.
On today’s In the News podcast we speak to Irish Times reporters Conor Lally and Colm Keena about the elaborate efforts “Christopher Vincent” has made to forge his new life in Africa.
Presented by Aideen Finnegan.
Produced by Declan Conlon and Suzanne Brennan.
