Two men involved in an elaborate scheme to plant firearms and potentially reduce the prison sentence of crime boss Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh have been sentenced following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.
Liam Byrne was arrested in Mallorca in June 2023 after fleeing the UK, while Jack Kavanagh was extradited from Spain in November 2023.
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Sentencing
Jack Kavanagh pleaded guilty to all offences on 1 November 2024 and was sentenced to three years and one month. Keating pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey and received a four-year and eight-month sentence to be served concurrently with his existing prison term.
Previously, Thomas Kavanagh received an additional six years, Byrne was sentenced to five years, and Kent to six years in prison.
NCA Response
Craig Turner, Deputy Director of Investigations at the National Crime Agency, commented on the case, highlighting the agency’s commitment to disrupting criminal activities and bringing perpetrators to justice.
“Kavanagh and Keating were a central part of this plot to deceive us in a bid to reduce the lengthy sentence Kavanagh’s father was facing for drugs offences,” Turner said. “Their messages showed they were involved in much of the logistics of the plan to obtain the firearms, all of which were viable deadly weapons.”
