Dominic McInally was a person of interest for years after he fled justice following the discovery of 6kg of cocaine with 75% purity in a car stopped in Crosby, Merseyside. He was implicated in a cocaine operation with a purity level of 75%. Investigators surmised that the 6kg cocaine stash, with 75% purity, would have been diluted with bulking agents to yield up to 25kg, subsequently divided into street deals.
Authorities discovered that those connected to the Crosby drug seizure in 2014 had journeyed to the France-Belgium border to collect the drugs, concealing the haul in a hidden compartment within a Seat Leon vehicle. Criminal proceedings against other gang members revealed how the Seat Leon served as a 'Trojan horse', with the group referring to it as a 'pie car' - street slang for a motor capable of concealing illegal goods. Five men received collective prison sentences totalling 48 years, but McInally managed to elude justice until his eventual arrest more than half a decade later.
A European arrest warrant was issued for the then 25-year-old Dominic McInally in 2016, the day following the sentencing of his co-conspirators. McInally was portrayed as the kingpin of this drug syndicate - a group projected to rake in over £1m each month. His image was emblazoned across billboards and wanted notices distributed in the UK and Spain.
The specific evidence that led investigators to trace Dominic McInally to the strip club in Marbella has not been disclosed. How McInally managed to evade capture for six years, including details of his movements and support network, remains unclear.