Alan Ryan’s killer is out of control.. He’ll whack anyone who gets in his way Thug's death threats
Hitlist ... thug who gunned down Ryan, above, is flexing his muscles EXCLUSIVE By STEPHEN BREEN Published: 23rd June 2013 0
A CLOSE friend of drugs godfather Christy Kinahan has fled to Spain after being threatened by the killer of Real IRA boss Alan Ryan. The Irish Sun can reveal the businessman, from north Dublin, bolted to the Costa del Sol after being warned he was on a hitlist. Kinahan’s associate — who was also close to caged drugs kingpin Philip Baron, 57 — was threatened after Ryan’s killer vowed to take control of the capital’s drugs business. The maniac has been flexing his muscles in recent weeks after returning to Dublin and was caught in the south inner city before Christmas with a tracking device. Gardai believe he was targeting one of Ryan’s cronies who had just moved to the area. The latest threat has now led to fears of a bloodbath between Kinahan’s mob and the north Dublin drugs gang. A source said: “The man who ordered Ryan’s killing is out of control and remains determined to run everything in Dublin. “Kinahan’s friend was warned he was in danger and that’s why he went to Spain where he would feel safe. The threat just goes to prove how much power Ryan’s killer has and it’s only a matter of time before someone else gets killed. “Kinahan doesn’t want any trouble and has told his associate to stay in Spain until any differences can be resolved.” Kinahan’s fearful pal has been a key target for the Criminal Assets Bureau in the past.
Warning ... Kinahan, left, and Rattigan He owns a string of apparently legitimate businesses around Dublin which he uses to launder drug cash. At one time, his connections to the Dapper Don would have been enough to scare off any rivals. But Kinahan, who is currently under investigation for money laundering and drug trafficking in Spain, cannot afford to get caught up in any violence. His drug operations were severely weakened by the arrest of Baron, who received an 18-year sentence in Britain last week. And the criminal mastermind knows cops are watching his every move. Meanwhile in another shock development in the underworld, we can reveal how an enforcer for caged crime boss Brian ‘King Ratt’ Rattigan is now running a heroin racket in Dun Laoghaire. The thug has gone into business with a local criminal who has just been released from prison. The pair are warning local dealers they are now running things in the area and have vowed to wipe out rival gangs. The Irish Sun’s source said: “Rattigan’s friend moved to the town because he was under threat in south inner city Dublin. “He has a new lover in Dun Laoghaire but has now taken control of the heroin business with a local man.” The source added: “The pair are warning other dealers they’re in charge now and gardai are fearful of an attack because of Rattigan’s friend’s thirst for violence.”
