Man used children as ‘cover’ in €400k drug deal

A man who took two children “as cover” to a €400,000 drug deal has received an eight-year prison sentence with the last 18 months suspended.

Keith Groves, aged 32, was arrested after gardaí observed him guiding a van containing 70kg of cannabis into Dublin City.

Groves, of Cloonlara Rd, Finglas, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession to cannabis for sale or supply at Sycamore Park in Finglas on Mar 29, 2011.