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'''James 'Jim' McCann''' is best known as an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[drug trafficker]] and former member of the [[Provisional IRA]].<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Mr Nice]] |last=Marks |first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Marks |year=1996 |publisher=Vintage Books |location=[[London]] |isbn=9780099542155 |page= |pages= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> [[Howard Marks]] was involved with McCann for several years in smuggling [[hashish]] from [[Afghanistan]] through Irish ports, specifically [[Shannon Airport]], to the [[United Kingdom]] via [[Milford Haven]], [[Wales]].<ref>[http://www.howardmarks.name/multimedia/audio.asp Howard Marks interview]</ref> McCann escaped [[Belfast]]'s [[Crumlin Road Prison]] in [[1971]],<ref>{{cite news |title=On the run, but business booms for top criminals |work=[[The Sunday Business Post]] |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2003/01/05/story130733528.asp |date=5 January 2003 |accessdate=2010-01-12}}</ref> and was recaptured in 1979 and held in [[Portlaoise Prison]]. He was imprisoned at various times in [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Canada]], [[Northern Ireland]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]] on drug or IRA related matters. The Provisional IRA reportedly punished him for his involvement in the drug trade with a beating, but the attack may have been merely for appearances since they could have killed him and did not. He was last seen in [[South America]] and his whereabouts are unknown.<ref>{{cite news |title=Provos used drug runner to import arms |work=[[Irish Independent]] |url=http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/provos-used-drug-runner-to--import-arms-510043.html |date=26 August 2001 |accessdate=2010-01-12}}</ref> |
'''James 'Jim' McCann''' is best known as an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[drug trafficker]] and former member of the [[Provisional IRA]].<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Mr Nice]] |last=Marks |first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Marks |year=1996 |publisher=Vintage Books |location=[[London]] |isbn=9780099542155 |page= |pages= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> [[Howard Marks]] was involved with McCann for several years in smuggling [[hashish]] from [[Afghanistan]] through Irish ports, specifically [[Shannon Airport]], to the [[United Kingdom]] via [[Milford Haven]], [[Wales]].<ref>[http://www.howardmarks.name/multimedia/audio.asp Howard Marks interview]</ref> McCann escaped [[Belfast]]'s [[Crumlin Road Prison]] in [[1971]],<ref>{{cite news |title=On the run, but business booms for top criminals |work=[[The Sunday Business Post]] |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2003/01/05/story130733528.asp |date=5 January 2003 |accessdate=2010-01-12}}</ref> and was recaptured in 1979 and held in [[Portlaoise Prison]]. He was imprisoned at various times in [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Canada]], [[Northern Ireland]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]] on drug or IRA related matters. The Provisional IRA reportedly punished him for his involvement in the drug trade with a beating, but the attack may have been merely for appearances since they could have killed him and did not. He was last seen in [[South America]] and his whereabouts are unknown.<ref>{{cite news |title=Provos used drug runner to import arms |work=[[Irish Independent]] |url=http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/provos-used-drug-runner-to--import-arms-510043.html |date=26 August 2001 |accessdate=2010-01-12}}</ref> |
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McCann has used several aliases in the course of his career, the most well-known being ''''James Kennedy'''', and has sometimes been known as 'Kennedy-McCann' or 'Kennedy McCann'.<ref>[http://unfccc.int/cop6/pdf/lopcop6.pdf UN Framework Convention on Climate Change]: CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Sixth session The Hague, 13-24 November 2000. See under 'Belarus'</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:17, 21 January 2011
James 'Jim' McCann is best known as an Irish drug trafficker and former member of the Provisional IRA.[1] Howard Marks was involved with McCann for several years in smuggling hashish from Afghanistan through Irish ports, specifically Shannon Airport, to the United Kingdom via Milford Haven, Wales.[2] McCann escaped Belfast's Crumlin Road Prison in 1971,[3] and was recaptured in 1979 and held in Portlaoise Prison. He was imprisoned at various times in Germany, France, Canada, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on drug or IRA related matters. The Provisional IRA reportedly punished him for his involvement in the drug trade with a beating, but the attack may have been merely for appearances since they could have killed him and did not. He was last seen in South America and his whereabouts are unknown.[4]
References
- ^ Marks, Howard (1996). Mr Nice. London: Vintage Books. ISBN 9780099542155.
- ^ Howard Marks interview
- ^ "On the run, but business booms for top criminals". The Sunday Business Post. 5 January 2003. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "Provos used drug runner to import arms". Irish Independent. 26 August 2001. Retrieved 2010-01-12.