Kingpin Kinahan's 'right-hand man' is released on bail - Europe, World News - Independent.ie: "ONE of the Irishmen arrested in Spain as part of a global crackdown on a crime empire allegedly headed by Irish drug trafficker Christy Kinahan was enjoying his first day of freedom for nearly a week yesterday after being freed by a judge.
John Cunningham (58), Kinahan's reputed right-hand man, was expected to be sent to jail with a string of other suspects, including Kinahan and his two sons.
But judge Maria Carmen Gutierrez Henares released him on bail after questioning nearly 20 people over three days in the Costa del Sol resort of Estepona.
The closed-court hearings followed the arrests of 22 people in dawn raids on the Costa del Sol after a two-year police investigation into a multi-million euro drug-trafficking and money-laundering organisation.
Christy Kinahan (53) and sons Daniel and Christopher were sent to jail by the judge and face up to four years in prison awaiting trial while the probe continues.
But Cunningham was free on bail on Saturday night after the behind-closed-doors hearing. He took advantage of a media scrum as the Kinahans were escorted from the court building in handcuffs to slip out a side exit with his lawyer after being granted bail."
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