Addict jailed for heroin possession

An addict holding £75,000 worth of heroin for a dealer has been jailed for four years

An addict holding £75,000 worth of heroin for a dealer has been jailed for four years. William Byrne (20), of Cherry Orchard Rise, Dublin, admitted having 36 grams of pure heroin on February 2nd, and £175 in his home.

Judge Kieran O'Connor said he would suspend the last two years of the sentence if Byrne was drug free then.

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