Seven years for addict who 'stored cocaine for criminal'

A city centre chronic alcoholic who held drugs valued at over €100,000 for a criminal he feared has been given a seven years sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

James Chambers was described by defence counsel Mr Michael O’Higgins SC as a "broken down alcoholic" who lived "a hand to mouth existence" and was to be paid €2,500 for holding the drugs for a person he feared.