Episode
How an out-of-control rural criminal rose to be a key manager in 'The Family' gang
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- Crime World
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- May 12, 2026
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- 955
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Summary
A criminal from a small town in Co Offaly is suspected of acting as a 'logistical operator in Spain' for Ireland’s biggest drug dealing gang ‘The Family'. Keelan Hand is currently under investigation in Spain after he was arrested in August 2024 when police seized 110kg of cocaine valued at €7.71 million from a warehouse. Niall talks to Crime World's Ken Foy about Hand's unlikely rise from being a out-of-control thug in Offaly to Spain's Costa Del Crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.