A ruthless Kinahan cartel hitman was last night being quizzed over the murder of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch’s brother Eddie Hutch.
The thug, 42, was arrested in prison.
A Garda spokesman said: “The man is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in North Dublin.”
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Taxi driver Eddie Hutch, 58, was blasted to death outside his home in Dublin’s north inner city on February 8, 2016.
Cops believe the shocking murder was in retaliation for the Regency Hotel attack, orchestrated by the Hutch gang, three days beforehand.
Gang boss Daniel Kinahan escaped injury but his senior associate David Byrne died after being shot six times.
The arrested gangster was quickly identified as the chief suspect.
He was previously questioned in 2016 but was released without charge.
The hood later lived abroad for some time before returning to Ireland.
He has since been convicted over serious offences including drugs and serving a long stretch.
Sources say he is one of Ireland’s most dangerous criminals and that he carried out a number of shootings on gang leader Kinahan’s orders.
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