Man pleads guilty of possession of over €280k of heroin for sale

A man caught with more than €280,000 worth of heroin in what he described as “an effing set-up” has been jailed for four years, reports David O’Sullivan.

Clinton Byrne (41), currently in custody in Mountjoy Prison, appeared before Judge Elma Sheahan in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday having pleaded guilty to possession of more than €280,000 worth of heroin for sale or supply in Milford Manor, Station Road, Clondalkin on April 26, 2023.