Teen held over cocaine find released

A teenager arrested in Dublin following the seizure of cocaine with an estimated street value of €60,000 has been released without…

A teenager arrested in Dublin following the seizure of cocaine with an estimated street value of €60,000 has been released without charge.

The boy was stopped by gardaí at Chapelizod Hill Road shortly after 8:30pm on Friday night and the cocaine was seized.

In a follow-up operation a further quantity of the drug was recovered during the search of a house nearby.

He was released earlier today and a file has been prepared for the DPP.

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