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Case No. 17353Drug driving · Co. Tipperary · 3 May 2024

Driver arrested on suspicion of drug driving in Thurles

A young learner permit holder with several passengers was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after failing a DrugWipe Test for cocaine. The car was intercepted on Friday evening, 3 May 2024, in Thurles, County Tipperary, after an ANPR alert flagged a cancelled insurance policy. The vehicle, which also had illegal tinting, was seized and court proceedings are to follow. Tipperary gardaí issued a Bank Holiday weekend warning following the incident.

  1. Reported4 May
  2. Arrested4 May
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A young learner permit holder with several passengers was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after failing a DrugWipe Test for cocaine.
Where
The car was intercepted in Thurles, County Tipperary.
When
The stop was made on Friday evening, 3 May 2024.
Cause
The vehicle was driving on a cancelled insurance policy.
Investigation
The vehicle was detected through Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology by the Tipperary Roads Policing Unit.
Other details
  • The car had illegal tinting.
  • Tipperary gardaí issued a Bank Holiday weekend warning following the incident.
Sentence
The vehicle was seized and court proceedings are to follow.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver, a learner permit holder with several passengers, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe car was intercepted in Thurles, County Tipperary. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe car was intercepted in Thurles. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe stop was made on Friday evening. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on the Friday night before the article was published on 4 May 2024. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • causeThe vehicle was driving on a cancelled insurance policy. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • causeThe car was stopped after an ANPR alert. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe stop was made by the Tipperary Roads Policing Unit. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationThe vehicle was detected through Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí issued a Bank Holiday weekend warning following the incident. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceThe vehicle was seized and court proceedings are to follow. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe car had illegal tinting. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 May2024
    Arrestedtipperarylive.ie, follow-up
    ALERT: Tipperary gardaí issue Bank Holiday warning following this incident

    Tipperary gardaí issued a Bank Holiday weekend warning after this incident. The article gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver.

    suspect
  2. 4 May2024
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    LATEST: Tipperary gardaí catch car with 'illegal tinting'

    First report of this stop. It describes an ANPR detection on a cancelled policy and illegal tinting, and the car was seized. It does not match existing case 17257, which concerns a different stop on 13 May 2024.