Dramatic moment former Rochdale doorman and alleged Kinahan cartel 'enforcer' is arrested in his shorts in Spain

Dramatic video footage reveals the moment Spanish police arrested alleged Kinahan cartel 'enforcer' Johnny Morrissey at his plush home in Marbella. The 62-year-old former Rochdale doorman, wearing just shorts, was handcuffed at dawn before being led away by a crack team of Spanish investigators.

Morrissey was held on suspicion of money laundering following simultaneous raids at his home on the Costa Del Sol, and other properties in Spain, Glasgow and Heywood in Greater Manchester. He is alleged to have laundered up to £173m of dirty money in just 18 months.

Footage released by the Spanish authorities today (Thursday) shows the moment Guardia Civil officers raided the plush, gated Marbella home shared by Morrissey and his wife Nicola, who was also arrested. She gave photographers the finger as she was led away.

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A helicopter, using an infra red camera, captured the moment cops went into the house at dawn before they removed a string of items: a painting of a nude hanging on a wall, a number of watches and a machete.

Morrissey was captured sitting handcuffed in a chair as the search continued around him. A bottle of Nero vodka was seen in display cabinet - although his wife is said to be the CEO of Nero Drinks, Morrissey is alleged to control the company and used it as a front for money laundering.

In another clip, now wearing a t-shirt, he is captured seated in the kitchen of the home, which has a pool and a series of security cameras, moments before he is led away.

As part of the same operation, the footage shows a huge number of packages, believed to contain drugs, concealed in a people carrier following an earlier raid