Socialite Fran Fennell lived it up on a rollercoaster of holidays and nights out with models and executives while selling vast amount of cocaine to the party circuit. And he made vast profits from a unique cocaine start up which saw him fly human mules from Ireland to Australia where he could quadruple his profits.
But the playboy dealer who was groomed by underworld killer Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne and who supplied Dublin high society with lines of cocaine has lost it all after law enforcement on both sides of the globes cracked down on his business and seized his money and shut down his gang.
This month Fennell was told he will do eight years in jail for drug trafficking while his co-accused were handed sentences for their roles in the operation.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Fennell, his background and his likely future after jail.
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Episode 484: The murky past of on-the-run cocaine handler John Knibbs
Episode 483: Introducing Beast - The Murder of Nora Sheehan
Episode 481: Inside the cell structure of the Kinahan cartel
Episode 482: Inside five close-knit Belfast gangland killings
Episode 480: The crimes of hitman Charles McClean
Episode 479: Meet the artist who spent hours sketching Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch
Episode 478: The crimes of CAB target John Coone
Episode 477: The tragic murder of Alyson Nelson
Episode 476: The dirty dealings of corrupt cop John 'Spud' Murphy
Episode 475: The day I first came face to face with murder suspect Ian Bailey
Episode 474: The funeral of Jason 'Jay' Hennessy Snr
Episode 473: The Bugsy Malones - The history of the youth gang led by Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch
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Episode 472: The numerous court cases of Martin 'The Viper' Foley
Episode 471: How a Bryan Adams tape helped solve a sectarian murder
Episode 470: The life and crimes of Kinahan mobster Sean McGovern
Episode 469: The life and crimes of Jonathan 'Rocketman' Harding
Episode 468: What happens to high-end stolen watches?
Episode 467: The funeral of slain gunman Tristan Sherry
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