Two arrested after drug factory discovery

Updated: 15:33, Sunday, 28 January 2007

Two 15-year-old boys were arrested after gardaí in Clondalkin discovered a cocaine mixing factory and a kilo of the drug worth around €70,000.

Two 15-year-old boys were arrested after gardaí in Clondalkin discovered a cocaine mixing factory and a kilo of the drug worth around €70,000.

The boys were arrested at around 7.30pm last night and taken to Clondalkin Garda Station for questioning.

They were caught with €15,000 worth of the drug, bagged and ready for sale on the street.

In a follow up search at the Newlands Manor Estate in Clondalkin, a further €55,000 worth of cocaine was found along with mixing paraphernalia.

The two boys were questioned overnight and have now been released into the custody of their parents.

A file on the case is to be sent to the DPP.

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