Wexford: Gardai Hunt For Missing Teen' Sait Canbullu (15): *FOUND SAFE: Gardai

*Gardaí say 15-year-old Sait Canbullu who had been reported missing has been located safe and well in Sligo.

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The search for missing teenager Sait Canbullu, 15, is continuing and gardaí are appealing for anybody with information to contact them. Gardaí believe Sait got into a car in Wexford town of his own free will with organised criminals .

He was approached by two men wearing balaclavas or ski masks at the junction of High St and Rowe St at around 1.10pm.

Yesterday a Child Rescue Ireland alert had been issued, but gardaí say that the case has been reclassified as a missing persons.

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The development comes after gardaí re-interviewed witnesses and received new information in relation to the disappearance of the teenager in Wexford yesterday afternoon.

Detectives are examining CCTV footage to identify the make and model of the car.

They have renewed their appeal for anyone with information to come forward.

Gardaí received information that the teenager may have been in Sandymount in Dublin last night but searches failed to locate him.

They believe he is still in the country.

Gardaí say they are following all lines of inquiry but at this stage they do not believe this is a domestic so called tug of love case.

They suspect Sait Canbullu was abducted by organised criminals and are gravely concerned for his safety. www.garda.ie 

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Sait Canbullu, 15, was put into a black saloon car with tinted windows at 1.10pm yesterday afternoon in Wexford town.

A spokesman for An Garda Síochána said the kidnappers had covered their faces with either balaclavas or ski masks.

The abduction occurred at the junction of High Street and Rowe Street and it is believed the car the teenager was bundled into travelled in the direction of Wexford Quays.

Sait is described as 5ft 4ins, of average build with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark grey tracksuit and blue/grey Nike running shoes.

A Child Rescue Ireland Alert has been issued and anyone with information is asked to contact 999 or 112 or their local Garda station.

Gardaí urged members of the public not to approach the suspects if seen.

The child rescue system is used if a child is detained without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.

It is only used if there is a suspicion of abduction and a reasonable belief that there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare of a child.