The well-known Irish criminal John Gilligan has been arrested in Torrevieja, Alicante, where he led a group of drug traffickers.
John Gilligan has been arrested in Torrevieja after an intervention by the National Police in collaboration with the Irish Police and the National Crime Agency.
The authorities in Alicante disbanded a group of drug traffickers who specialised in drug and arms trafficking which was led by this nasty criminal.
Irish investigators link their organization to the 1996 murder of journalist Veronica Guerin outside Dublin.
During the operation, four postal items were intercepted, in which four kilograms of marijuana and 15,000 pills were hidden.
A COLT PYTHON revolver like the one used in the 1996 murder of the journalist was also discovered buried.
The movie “Veronica Guerin“, starring Cate Blanchett, tells the story of this journalist.
