Two runaway brothers wanted in Ireland for serious crimes have been flying family and friends first class to visit them at their new home in Mexico.
The pair led the gang allied with slain hitman Robbie Lawlor in the notorious Drogheda feud which left four dead and dozens fined or jailed for their illegal activities.
The brothers fled their home town after receiving death threats over the shocking murder of teenager Keane Mulready Woods by Lawlor and gang associates in January 2020.
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They first went to Spain, then Dubai and are now in Mexico.
No international arrest warrants have been issued for them and they have been free to roam the world.
They were about to stand trial for serious crimes at the Criminal Court Court when they did a runner. There are outstanding warrants for them here and they will be immediately arrested if they ever return home.
A Garda source said; " They have been away now for over three years yet they seem to have plenty of money.
"They have been flying their relatives in and out of Mexico on first class tickets which cost a fortune on a regular basis.
"We have no idea what exactly they are doing in Mexico but we presume they are still in the drugs game."
Gardai have been tracking the family to establish the exact whereabouts of the brothers in Mexico.
The Irish authorities are in no mad rush to bring them home since things have quieted down in Drogheda since they left.
There are still drug gangs in the town and problems with local families being bullied and intimidated to pay drug debts.
The brothers have distant family ties to the Kinahan cartel and had linked up with Daniel Kinahan while in Dubai.
The Garda source added; " We suspect they are working for the Kinahans in Mexico although we have no hard evidence of that yet."
The murder of 17 year old Keane Mulready Woods by Robbie Lawlor shocked the nation. He was abducted, killed and his body dismembered before being dumped in various locations.
A hit team was then hired for a substantial amount of cash to murder Lawlor in revenge.
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