A 17-year-old boy is to face trial at the Circuit Court in Dublin for an alleged car-jacking of an elderly man.

A 17-year-old boy arrested regarding a high speed car chase where he allegedly forced a Garda patrol car and a taxi-driver off a road was today served with a book of evidence and remanded in custody pending trial.

Heroin and cannabis with an estimated street value of €200,000 has been seized, gardaí said today.