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Three County Antrim men jailed for cocaine supply plot linked to UDA investigation
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Three men from Greenisland, County Antrim, have been sentenced at Belfast Crown Court for their roles in a conspiracy to supply cocaine, following a National Crime Agency investigation into the South East Antrim UDA. Clifford George Irons received a six-year sentence for playing a leading role, while Daniel Vance and David Christopher Weir were given 32-month and 28-month sentences respectively. The operation recovered approximately 1.5 kilograms of cocaine across vehicles and a yard hide in November 2020.
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- Three men from Greenisland, County Antrim, were jailed for a plot to supply cocaine.
- Clifford George Irons received a six-year sentence for playing a leading role in the criminal enterprise.
- Daniel Vance and David Christopher Weir received sentences of 32 months and 28 months respectively for lesser roles.
- Sentences were divided equally between prison and licence by Judge Laura Ievers KC.
- The seizures formed part of an investigation into the organized crime activities of the South East Antrim UDA by the National Crime Agency and Paramilitary Crime Task Force.
- Around 1.5 kilograms of cocaine with varying purity levels were recovered during the November 2020 operation.