Judge Neil Rafferty says he wanted 'the message to be clear' after sending a man to prison.
Judge Neil Rafferty said "he wanted the message to be clear" to drug dealers as he jailed one man on FridayJudge Neil Rafferty said he wanted the message "to be clear" to dealers as he sent a serial drug offender to prison on Friday.The judge said that McMonagle had seven previous convictions for drug offences and "an atrocious driving record".
The court was told that on 1 October last year, police observed McMonagle driving a motorbike along a pavement.The judge said he wanted "the message to be clear anyone dealing drugs in the city is getting a custodial sentence".Judge Rafferty said he "noted with grief" that there had been a number of deaths due to drugs, which he described as "young lives wasted and futures destroyed".
McMonagle was sentenced to two years in prison, with half to be served in custody and half on license under supervision.
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