Thompson assumed control of the Dublin branch of the
Kinahan gang after
Christy Kinahan was jailed in 1997 in relation to stolen cheques. In 2000, three members of the gang were arrested in the
Holiday Inn on
Pearse Street; while two were charged, Declan Gavin was released from custody without charge as he was not physically holding the drugs. Gavin's release led to him being labelled a "rat" by some gang members, splitting the gang into two factions; an anti-Gavin faction led by Brian Rattigan and a faction supportive of Gavin led by Thompson. During 2007-2008 he was involved with a feud with the
INLA, including
Declan Duffy, which caused him to flee Dublin several times. Because of this, Liam Byrne gradually assumed control of the Dublin branch of the gang. Spanish authorities claimed that he procured weapons for the organisation and is a
bodyguard and
chauffeur.
Extradition from Netherlands In May 2014, he was arrested by
Dutch police on foot of an
international arrest warrant. He was extradited from Amsterdam and held in custody. At the time of the Garda investigation Thompson had 29 previous convictions. In August 2018, Thompson was convicted of the murder. ==References==