Man forced into drug trade by pal jailed for six years

A man who was forced into acting as a drug courier by his former "best friend" has been jailed for six years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possession of heroin valued at €120,000.

Wayne Young said he found himself owing thousands to the man who had consoled him following a personal difficulty by getting him addicted to cocaine and then "dropped the bombshell" that he was heavily in debt to him.