They were busted after a four-year investigation by the British National Crime Agency (NCA), which worked closely with the garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (DOCB), with the police agency paying tribute to gardai yesterday. Because of the standard 50pc remission in the English prison system for so-called minor offences, Kavanagh would have expected to be a free man by next March. However he is now facing years behind bars after pleading guilty to the organised crime charges. The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has previously described Kavanagh as directing a wider organised crime network in Birmingham. UntouchableNCA deputy director of investigations Matt Horne yesterday welcomed the conviction of 'Bomber' and his pals.

Source: The Herald July 07, 2020 01:30 UTC