Out of work butcher avoids jail for having €137k of heroin 'under duress'

An out-of-work butcher caught with over €137,000 of heroin in his van has been spared jail after a judge accepted he was acting under duress.

Out of work butcher avoids jail for having €137k of heroin 'under duress'

An out-of-work butcher caught with over €137,000 of heroin in his van has been spared jail after a judge accepted he was acting under duress.

Anthony Naughton (aged 28), initially told gardaí who stopped his van that he was collecting bread to feed his horses.

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