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Irish drug trafficker killed in Spain

Costa del Sol - Irish man shot dead
Costa del Sol - Irish man shot dead

A convicted Dublin drug dealer has been shot dead on the Costa del Sol in Spain.

27-year-old Patrick Doyle from Portland Row in Dublin was shot twice in the head, after the car in which he was a passenger came under fire.

The 4x4 BMW came under fire from another vehicle in the village of Cancelada, near Estepona.

A second man is reported to have been injured in the attack.

A third man escaped unharmed.

The shooting took place just before 2pm Spanish time.