Following raids all over Dublin and Malaga this monring, Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with Hutch murder
The arrest was made following the raids on a number of premises in Dublin and the south of Spain earlier this morning, and it has been reported that Gardaí were targeting members of the Kinahan gang.
Detective Superintendent Tony Howard said at a media press conference this afternoon: "This morning a number of Gardaí were present with members of La Guardia Civil in Malaga in Spain.
"They carried out a number of searches in Spain and one person has been arrested in relation to the homocide of Gary Hutch in Spain in 2015.
The searches on properties in Dublin were confined carried out in parts of west Dublin that included Clondalkin, Tallaght and Crumlin. The raids, which began at 6.30am this morning, were in conjunction with a number of other raids by Spanish police and Irish Gardaí that were carried out in Costa Del Sol.
Spanish police joined Gardaí in Dublin for the raids this morning, and it is understood that they have provided key information in the attempts to prosecute those involved in gangland crime.