'I'll be the next black lives matter', teenager resisting drugs arrest taunted gardaí

Boy said during struggle with gardaí over €4k worth of cannabis, 'I can't breathe', court heard

The boy, now 17, who is not black, denied possessing drugs for supply and obstruction charges following the incident 300m from Dublin’s Kevin Street Garda Station on July 7, 2020. Picture: Getty

A 15-year-old drug dealer taunted gardaí that he would be the next “black lives matter” and “make a fortune” after resisting a €4,000 cannabis arrest, a court heard.

The boy, now 17, who is not black, denied possessing drugs for supply and obstruction charges following the incident 300m from Dublin’s Kevin Street Garda Station on July 7, 2020.