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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 10390Driving while disqualified and drug driving · Co. Laois · 15 Mar 2026

Disqualified driver arrested in Laois town after positive roadside drug test

On Sunday 15 March 2026, Gardaí stopped a white Toyota Hilux pick-up in a town in County Laois. An ANPR scanner showed the driver was already disqualified, and a roadside drug test returned positive for cannabis and cocaine. The driver had been stopped in the same vehicle in January 2026 for similar offences and gave false details then. The driver was arrested and will face court proceedings, and the vehicle was seized. No court date or outcome has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested22 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
The driver was stopped for driving while disqualified and drug driving.
Where
The driver was stopped in a town in County Laois, named as Portlaoise in one article subheading.
When
The stop took place on Sunday, 15 March 2026, and was reported on 18 March 2026.
Investigation
  • Gardaí used an ANPR scanner, which showed that the driver was already disqualified.
  • A roadside drug test returned positive for cannabis and cocaine.
Other details
  • The vehicle was a white Toyota Hilux pick-up, the same vehicle stopped in January 2026.
  • In January 2026 the driver was stopped for similar offences and gave false details.
  • The driver was already serving court and penalty points disqualifications.
  • The vehicle was seized.
Charges
The driver was arrested and will face court proceedings.
In court
No court date or outcome has been reported.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe driver was stopped in a Laois town. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe vehicle was stopped on Sunday, March 15. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí used an ANPR scanner, which showed the driver was already disqualified. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationA roadside drug test returned positive for cannabis and cocaine. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was a Toyota Hilux white pick-up. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver was arrested and will face court proceedings. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was seized. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver was previously caught in January 2026 for similar offences. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherIn January the driver gave false details when stopped. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver was already serving court and penalty points disqualifications. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Mar2026
    Arrestedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Deja vu as Laois Gardaí catch disqualified Toyota Hilux driver on cocaine and cannabis

    Reports the driver was arrested for the second time in three months, with the same vehicle, and that the vehicle was seized. Says the driver gave false details in the January stop.

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