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James Mercer: ‘Harmless pawn’ jailed for storing cocaine for Mo Courtney’s UDA gang

Loyalists point finger at tout in ranks as Shankill Road man becomes latest to be arrested by police

James Mercer

A vulnerable man was forced to deal cocaine for UDA terrorists to pay off mounting drug debts.

Loyalist sources say James Mercer is the latest victim of the criminal gang, despite pleading guilty in court last week to being involved in the supply of cocaine.