Nicola Talent

The cartel's chief strategist, the man who kept its international supply lines running smoothly, had finally been taken down.

Seen as untouchable for years, his sentence for importing tens of millions of pounds of drugs was a major shot across the bow of the Kinahan cartel.

And just two weeks after Kavanaugh's sentencing, the United States raised the stakes.

You've been listening to an extract from our nine-part series, The Science of Fear, about the rise and fall of Daniel Kinahan's right-hand man, Thomas Bomberkabna.

To listen to all nine parts, log on to crimeworld.com and hit subscribe.

So you know it's not a crime to be fascinated by all things criminal.

And if you do like delving into the underworld, why not join us for a special live show on March 27th at the Cork Opera House.

We'll be talking about the making of a cartel and all the wild and crazy stories that happened along the way.

So why not join us for this special live show?

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I'm Nicola Talent, and this is Crime World, a podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld.

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Edited and presented by me, Nicola Talent.

Co-presenter, Niall Donald.

Producer, Ian Mullaney.

Senior writer, producer, Jenny Friel.

Assistant producers, Nasa Kumalski and Chloe McPolin.

Episode editor, Jason Mullaney.

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