Irish businessman and reported gang boss Daniel Kinahan has been placed under sanctions after US officials announced a raft of measures against the Kinahan Organised Crime Group.
Tyson Fury has been spotted in recent weeks with Kinahan in Dubai, which is part of a long-term relationship between Fury and Kinahan as the founder of the MTK Global management company, for whom Fury is its most high-profile client.
Kinahan is one of seven individuals who has been sanctioned by the US treasury, with officials saying that Kinahan he "is believed to run the day-to-day operations of the organisation".
They also described the group as 'murderous' amid links to international drugs and firearms trafficking and money laundering.
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