Gardaí have arrested a 20-year-old man and seized quantity of Cocaine following an incident on the M50 near Tallaght on the 26/8/19.
Shortly before 6pm Gardaí from the local Roads Policing Unit stopped a car on the M50 at Tallaght when it suddenly fled the scene colliding with a Garda member. A number of Garda units were alerted and the offending car was discovered crashed a short distance away. Following a brief foot pursuit the driver was arrested. A quantity of Cocaine with an estimated street value of €10k (analysis pending) was recovered from the car.
The driver was arrested and later detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Tallaght Garda Station.
He has since been released from the provisions of Section 4 and is expected to appear before a sitting of Dublin District Court (Criminal Courts of Justice 3) on Wednesday morning (28/8/2019) charged in connection with the case.
The Garda member was treated for minor injuries at Tallaght Hospital and was later discharged.
Investigations are ongoing.
