Man questioned following Dublin drugs find
Detectives are today questioning a man in connection with a cocaine find in west Dublin.
Gardaí arrested the 25-year-old in Ballyfermot in the early hours of this morning after recovering the drugs with an estimated street value of €20,000.
According to the gardaí , the man – from the area – ran off when he was approached by uniformed officers patrolling First Avenue at around 3.40am.
The two gardaí gave chase and the suspect threw a bag containing the drugs to the ground.
He was arrested a short distance away and was taken to Ballyfermot Garda Station.
He is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, according to Sergeant Ronan Farrelly.
