Double murderer had 73 bags of heroin in jail cell

A CONVICTED murderer was found with 73 ready-for-sale bags of heroin when his cell was searched at Limerick prison.

Double murderer had 73 bags of heroin in jail cell

Gary Campion, 26, from Moyross was serving life for one murder and awaiting trial for another when he was found with the drugs in his cell on March 1, 2007, Limerick Circuit Court heard.

Campion was jailed for life for the murder of nightclub security manager Brian Fitzgerald in 2002. At the time of the heroin discovery, he was awaiting trial for the 2006 murder of ‘Fat Frankie’ Ryan who was shot dead in Moyross in 2006.

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