Episode 624: Super cartel snitch Raffaele Imperiale sentenced to 15 years in prison

A two year adventure on the high seas from the pirate ridden waters of the Gulf of Aden to the flittering sores of Saudi Arabia ends in a Limerick jail cell. A ships sparky is nabbed after customs officials find 12 large bales of cocaine hidden in an air conditioning room, and the Bulgarian coke mule pleads guilty to smuggling 100 million euro of the drug into Ireland. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Kamen Petkov's and his extraordinary adventures that ended in handcuffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A dad-of-six who agreed to a ‘straightener’ to resolve a row has become the latest violent crime fatality in Ireland. William ‘Willie Pop’ Moorehouse was found dead after being stabbed to death outside a playground in Bray, Co Wicklow on Sunday. Niall speaks to the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about how Willie was ambushed by a gang of men after agreeing to have a fist fight to settle a row. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Justice Minister in Northern Ireland is setting up an independent review into the case of Jonathan Creswell who died while on trial for the murder of young showjumper Katie Simpson. Creswell killed Katie then staged her death as a suicide - 10 years after he had viciously beaten another young woman. Nicola speaks to journalist Tanya Fowles about Minister Naomi Long’s decision to ‘identify learning’ from the case and investigate why Creswell was not the subject of a risk management plan at the time of Katie’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gucci mob gangster Eric O’Driscoll is in the running for Ireland’s dumbest criminal after content on his own phone incriminated him of serious crime. The 23 year old senior lieutenant in the notorious Finglas gang ruled by Mr Flashy has pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court of recklessly discharging a firearm after a video was discovered on the mobile phone he left behind in a taxi. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the Gucci Gang, Mr Flashy and a chaotic criminal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hitman Imre Arakas is to be sentenced in a Lithuanian Court on Monday for the murder of an MMA fighter he says he was paid 50k to kill. The assassin hired by the Kinahan Cartel during their feud with the Hutch Organised Crime Group is already serving a sentence for another murder and attempted murder. At the same time, he is suspected of many more crimes. So is Arakas a serial killer of the underworld - one who took pride in his trade, enjoyed the theatre of murder but hid behind the motive of money? Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and crimes of Arakas and the modus operandi that makes him stand out as a unique killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.