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One of Ireland's most notorious drug dealers, Tony 'King Scum' Felloni, has died of a heart attack at the age of 81 in south inner city Dublin.
Born Anthony Carroll, Felloni was deemed one of the worst criminals in the history of the State for flooding Dublin with heroin in the 1980s.
The high-profile dealer was allegedly HIV positive when he died suddenly on Monday, reports the Irish Times, and his death is not being treated as suspicious.
Originally from Lower Dominick Street, he was one of the most recognised dealers during the 1980s heroin epidemic and remained a key figure in the drug trade for 20 years.
He gained notoriety when it emerged he used his children to sell drugs after getting them hooked on heroin to ensure his control over them.
Felloni was deemed one of the worst criminals in the history of the State for flooding Dublin with heroin in the 1980s
He died on Monday of a heart attack aged 81, in south inner city Dublin
His son, Luigi Felloni, was jailed for heroin dealing in June 1996 and received a sentence of six years, while daughter Regina was jailed for six years and nine months.
Felloni, who was a heroin user himself, also had a number of convictions for beating his wife and was the first person to receive a life sentence for drug dealing.
His brutality towards women and his family earned him the infamous nickname 'King Scrum'.
The father-of-six had kept a low profile since his release from prison in 2011, after being thrown behind bars in June 1996 for heroin dealing.
While in jail, Felloni was
