Criminal vacuum left in Newry as Mob boss ‘The Chocolate’ pleads guilty | The BelTel Podcast

One of Northern Ireland’s most powerful drug barons - ‘The Chocolate’ - can finally be unmasked. 48-year-old Newry man John McGivern has been forced to confess to a raft of drug charges, including dealing cocaine. He is the latest member of the criminal aristocracy brought down in the wake of the gangster phone network Encrochat getting hacked by French spies. ‘The Chocolate’ is now likely to be sent to Maghaberry but the question on Newry’s streets now is - who will fill the vacuum?  Niamh Campbell is joined by Allison Morris and Ciaran Barnes. Listen to The BelTel podcast in full 🎙️  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0APbk8W... Apple music: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...