Case No. 22993Drug driving (cannabis); driving offences (no insurance; no NCT; no tax) · Co. Tipperary · 9 Jan 2023

Driver arrested for drug driving after evading Tipperary gardaí in Roscrea

A driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after a vehicle was seen trying to evade Tipperary Roads Policing Unit in Roscrea on 9 January 2023. The vehicle was seized for no insurance, NCT or tax, and the driver failed a DrugWipe test for cannabis.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested10 Jan
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA vehicle was seen trying to evade gardaí (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatRoads policing Gardaí seized a car and arrested a driver for suspected drug driving. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe motorist tried to evade the Gardaí. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver was arrested after failing a Drugwipe test for suspected cannabis use. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe vehicle had no valid insurance, motor tax, or roadworthiness certificate. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred in Roscrea. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on Monday, 9 January 2023. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationTipperary Roads Policing Unit were patrolling Roscrea on Monday (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle was stopped and seized for no insurance, NCT or tax (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe driver failed a DrugWipe test for cannabis (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 10 Jan2023
    Roscrea arrest and car seized for suspected drug driving

    Initial report of the arrest and vehicle seizure in Roscrea.

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  2. 10 Jan2023
    BREAKING: Vehicle tries to evade Tipperary gardaí

    Initial report of the arrest and vehicle seizure in Roscrea.

    suspect