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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 13797Road traffic offences · Co. Tipperary

Car seized in Roscrea after roadside stop for driving offences

Gardaí in Roscrea, County Tipperary, stopped a car after a Tipperary Roads Policing unit received an automatic number plate reader alert and saw the driver not wearing a seatbelt. The report, published on 8 May 2025, says this happened the previous week, and no exact incident date is given. The driver, whose age, sex and nationality are not given, had no insurance and an expired learner permit, and failed a roadside drug test for cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines. The driver was arrested and the car was seized on the roadside, and as of the 8 May 2025 report, court proceedings were yet to follow.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested8 May
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
The offences are road traffic offences.
Where
Gardaí seized the car on the roadside in Roscrea town, County Tipperary.
When
The stop happened the week before the report published on 8 May 2025, and the exact incident date is not given.
Cause
Gardaí stopped the car after observing the driver not wearing a seatbelt.
Investigation
  • The Tipperary Roads Policing unit was patrolling Roscrea and received an automatic number plate reader alert on the car.
  • After the stop, the driver failed a roadside drug test for cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines.
  • The driver was arrested after failing the roadside drug test.
Other details
The driver had no insurance and an expired learner permit.
Sentence
The car was seized and court proceedings are to follow.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe Gardaí seized the car on the roadside in Roscrea town. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • causeGardaí stopped the car after observing the driver not wearing a seatbelt. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe Tipperary Roads Policing unit was patrolling Roscrea. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe car was stopped after an automatic number plate reader alert. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe driver failed a roadside drug test for cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceThe car was seized and court proceedings are to follow. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver had no insurance and an expired learner permit. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 May2025
    Arrestedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Gardaí seize car in Roscrea for litany of offences

    Reports a single roadside stop in Roscrea. The driver was arrested after failing a roadside drug test, and the car was seized. The incident date is not given beyond 'last week'.

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