Gardaí seized €16,000 worth of cocaine found in a hedge in Galway City last weekeend.
The drugs were found in the Merlin Park area of Galway on Saturday evening.
During an operation carried out by the Galway Divisional Drug Unit at around 5pm, the drugs were recovered from a hedgerow in an open area.
A male juvenile was arrested and subsequently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 in connection with this.
The juvenile has been released without charge and referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme in accordance with the Children Act 2001.
