Episode 937: Kinahan Cartel ally Edin Gacanin may face extradition after Dubai arrest
24 March 2025 - 22 minsThe Kinahan Cartel have been named for a second time by FBI investigators involved in one of the biggest cocaine trials against a Sinaloa Cartel operation that saw cocaine smuggled into the US and Canada.
Separately, a business partner of the Kinahans, Bosnian mob boss Edin Gacanin, has been arrested for the second time in Dubai and may now face extradition to the Netherlands.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the global networks that control the cocaine trade and the Kinahans' lofty placement within the billion-dollar business.
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