Addict gets seven years for burglary and possession of ammunition

An addict who has been "in and out of jail for the last 13 years" has been given a seven years sentence by Judge Frank O'Donnell for burglary and possessing shotgun ammunition and drugs.

Samuel Hutch (aged 33) of Cardiff Bridge Avenue, Finglas pleaded guily at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing two shotgun cartridges on April 15, burgling two houses on April 17 and handling stolen goods and possessing cocaine on April 25, 2007.