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Kinahan Encrypted Phones Seized, McGovern Guilty, Sentenced

5/1/2026

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Kinahan Surveillance

The trial exposed Kinahan crime group equipping members with BlackBerry phones PGP encryption and GPS trackers to monitor a target.
Sean McGovern pleaded guilty to directing Kinahan gang activities and was sentenced by Dublin’s Special Criminal Court.
A Standards apprentice was locked in a London shop and received sexual comments during inspection.
Police seized Imre Arakas’s BlackBerry containing PGP credentials and data on James Gately’s family.

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Trading Standards Warns

Trading standards officers say organised crime now threatens half of the UK’s high-street mini-markets.
A Trading Standards apprentice in London was locked inside a shop and subjected to sexual comments while probing illegal cigarettes.
CTSI survey found 96 % of teams encounter organised crime and over 70 % face intimidation.
Government pledged a £10 million-per-year taskforce and 120 new apprentices, noting organised crime costs £47 billion annually.

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Kinahan Surveillance

The trial exposed Kinahan crime group equipping members with BlackBerry phones PGP encryption and GPS trackers to monitor a target.
Sean McGovern pleaded guilty to directing Kinahan gang activities and was sentenced by Dublin’s Special Criminal Court.
A Standards apprentice was locked in a London shop and received sexual comments during inspection.
Police seized Imre Arakas’s BlackBerry containing PGP credentials and data on James Gately’s family.

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