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Tracking the Kinahan Cartel

Connor Plunkett of Bellingcat and John Mooney of The Sunday Times discuss their ongoing project to track the activities of the Kinahan cartel, the transnational criminal organisation based in the United Arab Emirates, including the tools and methods they have used.

Connor Plunkett

Connor Plunkett is an investigator at Bellingcat, where his work has focussed on organised crime.

John Mooney

John Mooney is an investigative journalist with The Sunday Times whose work spans politics, organised crime, terrorism and the malign activities of hostile states. He is also an academic researcher and the author of several books on crime and violent republicanism.
  • 25 June 2026 16.50–17.50
Location: LG01
Talk
All levels
Crime
Investigation
Methodology
OSINT