Gardaí: No evidence drug linked to teen death is in circulation

Gardaí say they have no evidence to suggest that a potentially lethal synthetic drug which has been linked to the death of a teenager in Cork two weeks ago is still in circulation.

They were responding to claims by a local councillor that the deadly substance, U-47700, known on the street as U4, is still being pushed by dealers in the same area where suspected drugs death victim Michael Cornacchia lived.

The talented 16-year-old footballer was found dead at home in the Greenmount area of the city on January 16.