Case No. 18007Drug driving; driving without tax; driving without insurance · Co. Kildare · 6 Mar 2024

Drug driver with no tax and no insurance arrested in Naas, Kildare

On 6 March 2024, the Naas Roads Policing Unit in County Kildare stopped a van following an alert from the Mobility App. The van had no tax for 500 days and the driver was uninsured. The driver tested positive for cocaine and was arrested. Proceedings are to follow.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested6 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A driver was arrested after testing positive for cocaine while driving a van in Naas, County Kildare.
  • The van had no tax for 500 days.
  • The driver was uninsured.
When
The incident occurred on 6 March 2024.
Where
The van was stopped in Naas, County Kildare.
Investigation
  • The Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped the van following an alert from the Mobility App.
  • The driver was arrested.
In court
Proceedings are to follow.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe van had no tax for 500 days (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe driver was uninsured (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe driver tested positive for cocaine (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped a van following an alert from the Mobility App (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested (kildarenow.com)
  • courtProceedings are to follow (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Mar2024
    Drug driver with no tax and no insurance arrested by Kildare gardaí

    Reports the arrest of a driver who tested positive for cocaine and was driving a van with no tax for 500 days and no insurance, stopped by the Naas Roads Policing Unit following a Mobility App alert.

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