Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17721Drug driving; driving without licence, insurance, tax or NCT · Co. Louth

Car seized and driver arrested after cannabis test in Drogheda, Louth

Over a Bank Holiday weekend, Dundalk Roads Policing unit stopped a car in Drogheda, County Louth, at a Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoint, as reported on 2 April 2024. The car had no licence, insurance, tax or NCT, and the driver, whose age, sex, nationality and name are not given, tested positive for cannabis. The driver was arrested and the vehicle was seized. No charge, court appearance or sentence is reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested2 Apr
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí seized a car found to have no licence, insurance, tax or NCT.
  • The driver tested positive for cannabis.
Where
The car was stopped in Drogheda, County Louth.
When
The stop happened over a Bank Holiday weekend, and the report was published on 2 April 2024; no exact date is given.
Cause
The stop was at a Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoint run by Dundalk Roads Policing unit as part of a Bank Holiday campaign.
Investigation
The driver was arrested and the vehicle was seized.
Other details
The age, sex, nationality and name of the driver are not given in the articles.
Charges
No charge against the driver is reported in the articles.
In court
No court appearance is reported in the articles.
Sentence
No sentence is reported in the articles.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car was found to have no licence, insurance, tax or NCT. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe driver tested positive for cannabis. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe car was stopped in Drogheda. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationDundalk Roads Policing unit was conducting Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoints as part of a Bank Holiday campaign. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested and the vehicle was seized. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Apr2024
    Arresteddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Dundalk gardai seize car with no license, insurance or tax, as driver tests for cannabis

    Reports that the stop was at a Bank Holiday Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoint in Drogheda, that the car had no licence/insurance, tax or NCT, and that the driver tested positive for cannabis. The article gives no exact date for the stop.

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