Ireland Driver charged after €5,000 of cocaine found at Portarlington checkpoint
On Sunday evening, Laois Roads Policing Unit stopped a van at a checkpoint in Portarlington, County Laois, and found cocaine worth over €5,000 in the vehicle. Gardaí arrested the driver, a man whose age and nationality are not given, and seized the van along with the drugs. He was charged to appear before Portlaoise District Court, which the reports of 31 July and 1 August 2023 describe as the next step. The latest development is that he is due to appear before that court.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged1 Aug
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí stopped a van driven by a man and found cocaine valued at over €5,000.
- Where
- The van was stopped at a checkpoint in Portarlington, County Laois.
- When
- The checkpoint and seizure took place on Sunday evening, reported on 31 July and 1 August 2023.
- One Garda statement says the checkpoint was on 'yesterday evening', which conflicts with the Sunday evening date given in the articles.
- Investigation
- The Laois Roads Policing Unit was conducting the checkpoint and stopped the vehicle.
- Charges
- The driver was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine.
- In court
- The driver is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court.
- Other details
- Gardaí seized the van along with the drugs.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatLaois Gardaí stopped a van driver and found cocaine valued at thousands of euro. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe driver was found to be in possession of cocaine worth over €5,000. (leinsterexpress.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatGardaí found cocaine valued at thousands of euro in a van driven by a man stopped at the weekend. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe van was stopped at a checkpoint in Portarlington. (leinsterexpress.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whenThe checkpoint and seizure took place on Sunday evening. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe checkpoint was on Sunday evening. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe Laois Roads Policing Unit was conducting the checkpoint and stopped the vehicle. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationLaois Roads Policing Unit was conducting the checkpoint when it stopped the vehicle. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeThe driver was arrested and charged to appear before Portlaoise District Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeThe driver was arrested and charged. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe driver is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe vehicle was seized. (leinsterexpress.ie, kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Aug2023Gardaí stop vehicle and find €5k worth of cocaine
Original report of the stop, arrest and charge. The article says the checkpoint was on Sunday evening, but the Garda quote says 'yesterday evening', which conflicts with that.
accused - 1 Aug2023Laois Gardai seize drugs and van
Reports the Portarlington checkpoint stop, the cocaine found (over €5,000), the driver's arrest and charge, the court date at Portlaoise District Court, and the seizure of the van. No existing case matches this incident.
accused