I'LL FIGHT LIKE EL SAYS BYRNE
Irish Daily Mirror|June 07, 2023
Mobster vows to stay in Spain after arrest at restaurant
GERARD COUZENS
I'LL FIGHT LIKE EL SAYS BYRNE

KINAHAN cartel gang boss Liam Byrne has said he will fight extradition during a court hearing.

The 42-year-old has been remanded in custody following his confirmation he would refuse to be sent back to the UK for trial.

It emerged yesterday he had appeared before an extradition judge on Monday afternoon.

The hearing took place in private as is normal in Spain.

Byrne is believed to have appeared before a judge at Spain's Audiencia Nacional court, which deals with extraditions, via video-link from Majorca where he was arrested on Sunday.

Officials were not able to confirm he did not appear in person at the court in Madrid, but if as thought the hearing took place via video-link Byrne would likely have been remanded to a prison on the island.

An official at the Audiencia Nacional said: "The Irish national arrested in Majorca on Sunday was handed over to the courts yesterday.

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