Ireland Driver arrested on M7 in Kildare after testing positive for benzodiazepines
Gardaí from the Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped a van being driven erratically on the M7 in County Kildare, and the driver was arrested after testing positive for benzodiazepines. A quantity of ketamine was also found, and the listed offences are drug driving and drug possession. The incident date is not given, and the report was published on 22 November 2023. The driver's name, age, sex and nationality are not given, and no charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported, so the latest development is the arrest reported on 22 November 2023.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested22 Nov
- Charged
- In court
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- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A motorist who tested positive for benzodiazepines was arrested in County Kildare.
- A quantity of ketamine was also found.
- Where
- The stop took place on the M7 in County Kildare.
- When
- The incident date is not given, and the report was published on 22 November 2023.
- Cause
- Gardaí saw a van being driven erratically.
- Investigation
- The Naas Roads Policing Unit were on patrol when they saw the van.
- The driver was stopped and tested positive for benzodiazepines.
- The details were published in a Garda Traffic post on X, quoted by Kildare Now.
- Charges
- The listed offences are drug driving and drug possession.
- Other details
- The suspect's name, age, sex and nationality are not given.
- In court
- No court appearance has been reported.
- Sentence
- No sentence has been reported.
6 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA motorist who tested positive for benzodiazepines has been arrested in County Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
- whatA quantity of ketamine was found. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe stop happened on the M7. (kildarenow.com)
- causeGardaí saw a van driving erratically. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe Naas Roads Policing Unit were on patrol when they saw the van. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe driver was stopped and tested positive for benzodiazepines. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Nov2023Erractic driver who tested positive for Benzodiapzepines arrested by Kildare gardaí
Reports a single arrest on the M7 after a van was seen driving erratically; the driver tested positive for benzodiazepines and ketamine was found. Source is a Garda Traffic post on X quoted by Kildare Now. No date, name, age, sex or nationality is given.
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