Man who had been charged with directing criminal gang pleads to lesser charges

A 32-year-old man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to four offences including cocaine possession with intent to supply and making threats to kill, following the withdrawal of more serious charges. Mark Salmon, originally charged with 16 offences including directing a criminal organisation and extortion demands exceeding €250,000, entered guilty pleas on a full facts basis. The cocaine charge relates…