Former Premier League star Anthony Stokes has been charged after being arrested by Gardai in Dublin following a police chase which resulted within the 34-year-old being caught with cocaine in his glove field.
In response to the Each day Mail, the previous footballer and a passenger had been adopted by Gardai (Irish police pressure) by means of Dublin’s southside earlier than the pair deserted the automotive and tried to flee on foot.
The automotive was focused as a part of an intelligence-led operation which resulted in an estimated £4,000 value of cocaine being discovered inside Stokes’ automotive.
Stokes is a former Premier League star and used to play for golf equipment resembling Arsenal and Sunderland. The ahead made 22 appearances in England’s prime division the place he scored only one aim.
The 34-year-old additionally had spells at Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers and Celtic.
The pair have since been launched on bail and are resulting from seem earlier than a court docket at a later date associated to the incident.
“Gardai arrested two males (aged of their 30s) within the early hours of Friday morning in relation to incidents of harmful driving in Dublin 12,” a Garda spokesperson instructed the Each day Mail. “A amount of medicine was additionally recovered from the car.”
Stokes has discovered himself in bother earlier than however this time it might lead to severe penalties.
