Ireland Case No. 18104Drug driving; driving without tax; driving without NCT · Co. Donegal · 28 Feb 2024
Driver arrested for cocaine in untaxed van in Donegal
A man was arrested in Donegal after testing positive for cocaine while driving a van that had not been taxed for 1,100 days and had no valid NCT. The van was detected on Wednesday, 28 February 2024, by Gardaí from the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit with the help of the Active Mobility App. The van was seized and the driver was arrested. No further court or sentencing details have been reported.
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- Arrested28 Feb
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man was arrested after testing positive for cocaine while driving a van.
- The van had not been taxed for 1,100 days.
- The van had no valid NCT.
- When
- The van was detected on Wednesday, 28 February 2024.
- Where
- The detection was made in Donegal by Gardaí from the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit.
- Investigation
- The detection was made with the help of the Active Mobility App.
- Other details
- The van was seized.
- The driver was arrested.
7 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe van had not been taxed for 1,100 days. (donegallive.ie)
- whatThe van had no valid NCT. (donegallive.ie)
- whatThe driver tested positive for cocaine. (donegallive.ie)
- whenThe van was detected on Wednesday, 28 February 2024. (donegallive.ie)
- investigationThe detection was made with the help of the Active Mobility App. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe van was seized. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe driver was arrested. (donegallive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 28 Feb2024Man arrested in Donegal for failing drug test in van not taxed for 1,100 days
First report of the arrest and seizure; no name, age or nationality given for the driver.
suspect, male