Kinahan crime boss tried to organise arms cache from behind bars in bid to get lighter sentence
Thomas Kavanagh had hoped that by leading the National Crime Agency (NCA) to a buried stash of 11 “fearsome” weapons, he could influence sentencing in a multimillion-pound drug smuggling case
Tamworth Kinahan gangster Thomas Kavanagh handed six more years over 'fearsome' weapons plot
The 57-year-old is already serving 21 years for smuggling 'multiple kilos' of cocaine and cannabis into the UK
Kinahan crime boss jailed for another six years
Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh, 57, had attempted to dupe the National Crime Agency by leading them to a buried stash of weapons in the hope he could secure himself a lighter sentence.
Two senior figures in Kinahan gang jailed by British court on charges linked to gun haul
Thomas “Bomber” Kavanagh was jailed for six years for his part in a major gun seizure and his brother-in-law Liam Byrne received a five year term.
Two senior Kinahan gang figures jailed in UK
Two senior figures in the Kinahan organised crime group have been jailed in the UK for their part in a conspiracy to stockpile guns and ammunition so that one of them, Thomas Kavanagh, could get a lighter sentence for drug smuggling.
Tamworth Kinahan henchman Thomas Kavanagh, 57, amassed weapons stash in jail time cut plot
He played key role in scheme to dupe National Crime Agency hoping to win a lighter sentence over drug smuggling charges
Kinahan crime boss orchestrated gun cash plot from jail, court told
Thomas Kavanagh hoped that by leading the NCA to a buried cache of weapons he could influence sentencing in a multi-million pound drug smuggling case.
UK-based Kinahan crime boss Thomas Kavanagh orchestrated gun stash plot from jail, court told
Kavanagh was joined by his brother-in-law, Liam Byrne, and associate Shaun Kent.
last updated on 22 Oct 19:17