James Mulvey is an illicit drug smuggler originally from Solihull. [1]
Smuggling operation
The gang smuggled illicit drugs inside hollow industrial rollers on truck from Belgium, through England to the Republic of Ireland. [1] The investigation began when a Belgian warehouse worker noticed that the same rollers kept returning to the depot. [1] Once the connection to England was found, Belgian police notified their counterparts there. [1] In 2007 rollers were seized by Gardaí seized the rollers on an industrial estate in Dublin. [1] Several people were arrested and jailed but Mulvey moved to Spain shortly before arrests. [1]
On the run
To evade law enforcement, James Mulvey rarely stayed in the same place for long. [1] He used hotels for several years, paid in cash and used burner phones. [1] He also didn't use bank accounts. [1]
In 2012 his father fell ill and Mulvey returned to the UK. [1]
Arrest
He was arrested in Kaunas in 2017 by Lithuanian special forces after being tracked there by the National Crime Agency. [1] [2]
During his trial evidence from nine countries and two ex-girlfriends were offered in evidence. [1]
In June 2018 he was jailed for his part in an attempt to smuggle £68 million of cocaine and cannabis into the UK between 2006 and 2007. [1]
He was jailed for 32 years. [2]
Family
His cousin Gerard "Hatchet" Kavanagh was also one of his business partners. [2]
In June 2018 British police were searching for €7.5 million of missing money out of €77 million. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Osborne, Samuel (13 June 2018). "One of Britain's biggest drug dealers convicted of running £68m into UK". The Independent. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Ellis, James (18 June 2018). "Police search for €7.5m of 'missing' drug money linked to jailed Kinahan associate". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
James Mulvey is an illicit drug smuggler originally from Solihull. [1]
Smuggling operation
The gang smuggled illicit drugs inside hollow industrial rollers on truck from Belgium, through England to the Republic of Ireland. [1] The investigation began when a Belgian warehouse worker noticed that the same rollers kept returning to the depot. [1] Once the connection to England was found, Belgian police notified their counterparts there. [1] In 2007 rollers were seized by Gardaí seized the rollers on an industrial estate in Dublin. [1] Several people were arrested and jailed but Mulvey moved to Spain shortly before arrests. [1]
On the run
To evade law enforcement, James Mulvey rarely stayed in the same place for long. [1] He used hotels for several years, paid in cash and used burner phones. [1] He also didn't use bank accounts. [1]
In 2012 his father fell ill and Mulvey returned to the UK. [1]
Arrest
He was arrested in Kaunas in 2017 by Lithuanian special forces after being tracked there by the National Crime Agency. [1] [2]
During his trial evidence from nine countries and two ex-girlfriends were offered in evidence. [1]
In June 2018 he was jailed for his part in an attempt to smuggle £68 million of cocaine and cannabis into the UK between 2006 and 2007. [1]
He was jailed for 32 years. [2]
Family
His cousin Gerard "Hatchet" Kavanagh was also one of his business partners. [2]
In June 2018 British police were searching for €7.5 million of missing money out of €77 million. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Osborne, Samuel (13 June 2018). "One of Britain's biggest drug dealers convicted of running £68m into UK". The Independent. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Ellis, James (18 June 2018). "Police search for €7.5m of 'missing' drug money linked to jailed Kinahan associate". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 June 2020.