A LUXURY mansion that is "effectively owned" by Daniel Kinahan can be seized, a court has ordered.
The High Court court also heard that the head of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Gubbins, outlined in an affidavit that Kinahan is an individual who "sanctioned a number of murders" as part of the Hutch/Kinahan feud.
High Court judge Mr Michael MacGrath ruled that the five-bedroom property is deemed to be the proceeds of crime. The house at Coldwater Lakes in Saggart near Tallaght is the first property that has been seized from Kinahan.
Shelley Horan BL, acting for CAB, said it was "noteworthy" that no one had come forward to claim ownership for such a "valuable property".
The High Court heard in July that CAB officers had written to the 45-year-old at two separate business and residential addresses believed to be linked to him in Dubai but he had not responded.
In sworn affidavits, CAB said the house was sold for €2 million in 2006 to a company.
The High Court previously heard it is alleged that Kinahan and criminal Thomas "Bomber" Kavanagh gave the now jailed businessman Jim Mansfield Jnr (54) two suitcases containing €4.5, which was to be invested in property. That deal collapsed when Mansfield's finances suffered during the economic downturn but it is alleged that Mansfield Jnr later reached a deal to repay them by giving them a house at Coldwater Lakes. At a hearing in April, CAB said that Kinahan has effectively owned the property since 2014.
Mr Gubbins outlined in an affidavit the evidence gathered to show that Kinahan lived in the property. He said that Kinahan is suspected to be in a leadership role in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. He also said that Kinahan played an "integral part" in importing controlled drugs and weapons to Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe, as well as money laundering. He added that Kinahan is an individual who "sanctioned a number of murders" as part of the Hutch/Kinahan feud.
CAB believes that Kinahan lived in the house in January 2015 as a passport in his name and also an Aer Lingus baggage sticker in his name were located during a search.
Mr Justice MacGrath said the court was satisfied that Daniel Kinahan and Thomas Kavanagh are in control of the house and €3,850 gardaí had seized and is satisfied that these were acquired with the proceeds of crime. He granted CAB a section 3 order which allows it to seize the house and is due to appoint a receiver at the next hearing in November.