Three men abducted a 17-year-old girl they claimed owed money for drugs. She was held in a car for several hours while a ransom was demanded from her parents. Within a short time, the gardai had located the car and arrested the men for questioning. The girl was not "harmed and the men were released after some hours.
A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. The incident happened on the northside of Cork city.