Ex-footballer Anthony Stokes avoids jail over €3,700 cocaine seizure and high speed car chase

Stokes pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of cocaine and having the drug for sale or supply

Ex-Republic of Ireland footballer Anthony Stokes has avoided jail on appeal for a cocaine seizure and a high car chase in Dublin. Picture: Collins Courts

Ex-Republic of Ireland footballer Anthony Stokes has avoided jail on appeal for a cocaine seizure and a high speed car chase in Dublin.

The former Celtic and Sunderland striker, who was over the alcohol limit, drove at an estimated 160 km/h and nearly collided with another motorist shortly after midnight on January 6, 2023.