Police have open mind on drug dealer's murder

Northern Ireland's Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan has not ruled out the possibility the Provisional IRA murdered a Northern Ireland drug dealer.

Sat, 23 Feb, 2002 - 14:24

Northern Ireland's Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan has not ruled out the possibility the Provisional IRA murdered a Northern Ireland drug dealer.

But he added it is still too early to say which group killed Matthew Burns in Castlewellan, Co Down on Thursday night.

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