Dealer given second chance jailed

Gardaí arrested a man who jumped bail in a case where his dealing of a synthetic drug resulted in the death of a teenager.

Harry Clifton was arrested by Detective Danny McEnery at a house on Magazine Road, Cork, on Sunday. It was alleged that Clifton had hash under his bed and ketamine under the blanket.

Judge Gerard O’Brien had imposed a two-year sentence on Clifton back in November 2016 with 18 months of that suspended for his part in the supply of the synthetic drug N-bomb. Eighteen-year-old Alex Ryan, of Liscahane, Millstreet, Co Cork, died on January 23, 2016, after taking the drug.