Six years for 19-year-old who was 'pivotal cog' in drugs scene

A teenager termed a "pivotal cog in the local drugs scene" by Judge Frank O’Donnell has been sentenced to six years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Keith McDermott (aged 19) began drinking aged 14 and then moved on to cannabis and cocaine, eventually accumulating a 'debt' to an inner city criminal gang. He claimed he was forced into holding nearly €40,000 worth of cocaine to repay this debt.