Retired Garda Supt with €855k debt jailed for possessing €260k of cannabis

Counsel said that John Murphy (pictured) was consuming large amounts of alcohol every day “for as long as anyone could remember” and was a functioning alcoholic. Picture: Padraic O'Reilly
A retired Garda Superintendent caught holding cannabis resin worth nearly €260k has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that John Murphy (62) had built up financial debts of €855,000 due to poor business decisions made in the 10 years after he retired from the force.