Man who held drugs to move home jailed for six years

A Ballyfermot man who was in financial difficulty, and wanted to move away from what he thought was a bad area in which to raise children, has been jailed for six years for possession of more than €700,000 worth of drugs for sale or supply.

Jonathan Harding, aged 32, of Ballyfermot Drive, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of €769,000 of heroin and cannabis, which was found by gardaí on June 7, 2003.