He was known as Rock One because he sold the best crack. The second best was sold by Rock Two, the third by Rock Three and so on. They were part of a group of about 15 dealers serving the burgeoning crack market in north inner-city Dublin in the middle of the last decade.
The men were extremely careful; few other dealers knew their real names. They sold only to people they knew or who were introduced to them through a trusted source.
They had good cause to be concerned. Minister for Justice Michael McDowell, fearing the start of a crack epidemic similar to the one that had ravaged American inner cities in the 1980s, had signalled that this was a priority area. Undercover gardaí were posted around Moore Street and Parnell Street to spot dealers.
Source: Conor Gallagher, The Irish Times, 08/07/17
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