Prison for addict who ‘supplied on modest scale’
“But that was not meant to be,” he added.
Samuel is survived by his mother and siblings Thomas, Chelsea and Catherine, and the wider family circle. Fr Smyth said the teenager had been someone who had been greatly valued by his friends.
“Sam Man was well-loved, a good friend. Someone whom his friends felt that they could turn to and trust,” he added.
“And Pamela told me about one person on whom Sam Man had made a deep and lasting impression, and I am sure that there are many others for whom Sam Man was the same. “And we thank God for it.” Interment took place in the Holy Family Cemetery, Teconnaught, near Downpatrick.
A Belfast man who supplied Class C drugs on a “modest scale” to fund his habit has been jailed.
Gary Murphy, from Cappagh Gardens, was handed a 30-month sentence, split between custody and licence, at Belfast Crown Court.
The 30-year-old was present when his house was searched by police on January 26, 2019 and in the search, a range of drugs were found including 2,792 Class C tablets, 33.19 grams of cocaine and 34 grams of herbal cannabis. The Class C tablets included Alprazolam and Diazepam.
He later admitted eight drugs offences, including possessing the Class C tablets with intent to supply, and possessing cocaine.
Sentencing Murphy, Judge David Mcfarland said he gave a “frank interview” to police and later to a probation officer, where he admitted he was dependant on drugs, in debt as a consequence and supplied drugs on a “modest scale” to fund his habit and reduce his drugs debt.
Saying he was taking into account the quantity and variety of drugs, the Belfast Recorder imposed a 30-month sentence.