Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 15807Drug driving · Co. Laois

Driver stopped on M7 in Laois, drugs and car seized

Gardaí from the Laois Roads Policing Unit stopped a Ford Mondeo on the M7 in County Laois because it was being driven erratically, as reported on 12 October 2024. The driver failed a roadside drug test for cocaine and cannabis, had been disqualified from driving three days earlier, and the vehicle had no insurance and smelled strongly of cannabis. Drugs and the car were seized. No arrest or charge has been reported, and the latest development is the seizure, which gardaí announced in an online post.

  1. Reported12 Oct
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Drugs and a Ford Mondeo were seized from a driver stopped on the M7 in Laois.
Where
The vehicle was stopped on the M7 in County Laois.
When
The stop was reported on 12 October 2024 and gardaí said it happened on patrol the day before.
Cause
Gardaí stopped the Ford Mondeo because it was being driven erratically.
Investigation
  • The driver failed a roadside drug test for cocaine and cannabis.
  • Laois Roads Policing Unit gardaí made the stop.
Other details
  • There was a strong smell of cannabis from the vehicle.
  • The vehicle had no insurance.
  • The driver had been disqualified from driving three days earlier.
  • The Ford Mondeo was seized.
  • Gardaí made the statement in an online post.
  • Leinster Express reported the case on 12 October 2024.
Charges
No arrest or charge is stated in the reports.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatDrugs and a car were seized from a driver spotted driving erratically on the motorway in Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was stopped on the M7. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • causeGardaí stopped the Ford Mondeo because it was being driven erratically. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe driver failed a roadside drug test for cocaine and cannabis. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver had been disqualified from driving three days earlier. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThere was a strong smell of cannabis from the vehicle. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle had no insurance. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe disqualification was found just three days after the earlier one. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe Ford Mondeo was seized. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherGardaí made the statement in an online post. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Oct2024
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Drugs and car seized in Laois

    Reports the stop on the M7, the failed roadside drug test for cocaine and cannabis, the driver's disqualification three days earlier, the lack of insurance, and the seizure of the Ford Mondeo. No arrest or charge is stated.

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