[2] The seizure was not announced, leading the gang in question to think they had been ripped off by rival criminals.
[2] Fassih was associated with Gwenette Martha, who was assassinated in Amsterdam in May 2014 when 80 rounds were fired at him as he left a kebab shop.
[2] Fassih was allegedly present at another assassination, that of Samir Bouyakhrichan, in Benahavis, near Marbella in August 2014.
[2] On 4 November 2015 Dutch police bugging a car heard Wafaa Balfallah, Fassih's girlfriend, counting out €8,000 in €500 notes and giving the cash to a man in Eindhoven.
[2] A witness got the number of the assailants' car and Dutch police arrested three men.
[2] Dutch police found a BlackBerry on one of the three where the contact details for Fassih were stored under "Buik".
[2] In April 2016 Gardaí were executing a search warrant on an apartment in Baggot Street that they believe belonged to the Kinahan gang when Fassih answered the door.