Ireland Case No. 29877Drug driving (cocaine) · Co. Dublin · 30 Sep 2021
Driver arrested for cocaine driving on Dublin M50
On 30 September 2021, the DMR East Roads Policing Unit stopped a vehicle on the M50 in Dublin after observing it driving in an erratic manner. A roadside test on the driver returned a positive reading for cocaine. The driver was arrested and conveyed to a garda station, where they provided a blood sample. Investigations are ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested30 Sep
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A vehicle was observed driving in an erratic manner on the M50.
- The roadside test returned a positive reading for cocaine.
- The driver was arrested and conveyed to a garda station.
- Where
- The incident occurred on the M50 motorway in Dublin.
- When
- The incident occurred on 30 September 2021.
- Investigation
- The DMR East Roads Policing Unit stopped the vehicle and carried out a roadside test.
- The driver provided a blood sample at the station.
- Investigations are ongoing.
8 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe vehicle was observed driving in an erratic manner (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe roadside test returned a positive reading for cocaine (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe driver was arrested (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe driver was conveyed to a garda station (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationDMR East Roads Policing Unit stopped a vehicle on the M50 (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA roadside test was carried out on the driver (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe driver provided a blood sample at the station (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 30 Sep2021M50 motorist driving 'erratically' arrested after testing positive for cocaine
Garda press release confirming the arrest of an M50 driver who tested positive for cocaine after being observed driving erratically.
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