Episode 191: Jeffrey Mitchell - heroin kingpin to tragic homeless addict
Nicola Tallant discusses the the rise and fall of the one-time drugs kingpin and about his sorry end
Jeffrey Mitchell was one of Ireland's biggest heroin dealers
Nicola TallantSunday World
NOTORIOUS mobster Jeffrey Mitchell was found dead in a Dublin hostel after a suspected heroin overdose.
The 49-year-old from Crumlin was the most prolific heroin dealer in Dublin in the late 1990s and 2000s, supplying both the Westies gang and the mob that would become known as 'The Family'.
Today I’m talking to Niall Donald about the rise and fall of the one time drugs kingpin and about his sorry end as a penniless and homeless addict.
Crime Word Podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Soundcloud.
MORE EPISODES –
Read more
Today's Headlines
ACCUSED PICTURED | Brian Grendon appears in court charged with having €27k in crime proceeds
Under the Knife | Erin McGregor ‘doing really well’ after surgery to remove botched breast implants
BEHIND BARS | Man who killed Kildare woman after thumbing a lift fails in parole bid
MURDER PROBE | Kerry Babies: Baby John ‘probable mum’ is late garda’s daughter
CRACK DOWN | UDA chiefs step up their purge as more member’s home and cars attacked
RO-DANCE | DWTS pro Emily Barker says the Strictly curse ‘is not a real thing’
INTIMIDATION | HSE drug treatment centre for teens reports ‘worrying’ trend of gang threats
REUNION | Dara Ó Briain says Judi Dench’s acting ‘inspired’ him to search for his birth mother
COSTA CRIME | Dublin man facing trial for Carl Carr murder arrested for drug trafficking in Spain
LONG DELAYS | Chaos in Dublin Airport as anti-immigration protesters block entrance and exit
