Young criminals getting rich quick from sale of cocaine and developing 'Al Capone mindset'

Former assistant garda commissioner Michael O’Sullivan, who is now Director of the Maritime Analysis Operations Centre, has said that a new report into the European drugs market reflects an increase in the use of cocaine which is “fuelling murderous feuds.”

Young criminals, in particular, earn large sums of money, gain access to firearms and develop an “Al Capone mindset”, which is not seen among criminals in the heroin or hash trade, he told RTÉ radio’s News at One.