Cartel boss and associates deny gun and ammo plot

Kinahan cartel leader Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh and two associates have denied plotting to acquire firearms and ammunition. Kavanagh, 55, was arrested along with Shaun Kent, 37, and Daniel McLoughlin, 36, as part of an investigation by the National Crime Agency – dubbed Britain’s FBI. The Irishman is already serving a 21-year sentence for masterminding a €36m drug smuggling operation. Kavanagh’s brother-in-law Liam Byrne, 42, also appeared at the Old Bailey after being extradited to the UK from Spain. He was…