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Case No. 18074Drug driving · Co. Donegal · 29 Feb 2024

Driver arrested for cannabis in Letterkenny

On 29 February 2024, a vehicle was stopped in Letterkenny, County Donegal, and the driver tested positive for cannabis. The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit arrested the driver and a blood sample was obtained and sent for analysis. In a separate incident, a driver who failed to stop at a red traffic light was found to have no insurance. The vehicle in that incident was seized and the driver is due to appear at a future court sitting.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A vehicle was stopped and the driver tested positive for cannabis.
  • In a separate incident, a driver failed to stop at a red traffic light and was found to have no insurance.
Where
The incident occurred in Letterkenny, County Donegal.
When
The incident occurred on 29 February 2024.
Investigation
  • The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit arrested the driver.
  • A blood sample was obtained and sent for analysis.
Other details
The vehicle in the separate incident was seized and the driver is due to appear at a future court sitting.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA vehicle was stopped and the driver tested positive for cannabis. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatIn a separate incident, a driver failed to stop at a red traffic light. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe driver in the separate incident had no insurance. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationThe Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit arrested a person who tested positive for cannabis. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationA blood sample was obtained and sent for analysis. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle in the separate incident was seized. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Mar2024
    Arresteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Driver arrested by Letterkenny Roads Unit after testing positive for cannabis

    Reports the arrest of a cannabis-positive driver by the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit and a blood sample being sent for analysis; also briefly mentions a separate no-insurance incident.

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