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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20872Drug driving · Co. Laois

Laois driver tests positive for amphetamines and cocaine after garda checkpoint stop

Gardaí from Mountrath Garda Station stopped a driver at a pro-active checkpoint in County Laois on a date not given, and a roadside drug test was positive for amphetamines and cocaine. A blood sample was sent to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety to determine intoxicant levels. The driver's name, age, sex and nationality are not given, and no charge, court date or sentence is reported. The latest development, in reports published on 1 June 2023, is that the blood sample was awaiting analysis and no consequences for the driver had been given.

  1. Reported1 Jun
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí said they found amphetamines and cocaine in the system of a driver they stopped.
Where
The driver was stopped at a pro-active checkpoint in County Laois run by gardaí from Mountrath Garda Station.
When
The stop took place recently, but the exact date is not given in the reports.
Cause
The case is recorded as drug driving.
Investigation
  • A roadside drug test on the driver was positive for amphetamines and cocaine.
  • A blood sample from the driver is being sent to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety to determine intoxicant levels.
Charges
The reports do not say that the driver was charged.
In court
No court proceedings are reported.
Sentence
No sentence is reported.
Other details
  • No consequences for the driver were given in the reports.
  • The driver's name, age, sex and nationality are not given.
  • Kilkenny People and Leinster Express both published their reports on 1 June 2023.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí found two types of illegal drugs in the driver's system. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatGardaí say they found two illegal drugs in the system of a driver they stopped. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereGardaí from Mountrath Garda Station were running a checkpoint. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe driver was stopped by guards from Mountrath Garda Station at a pro-active checkpoint. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was given a roadside drug test, which was positive for amphetamines and cocaine. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationA blood sample is being sent to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety to measure intoxicant levels. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationA roadside drug test on the driver was positive for amphetamines and cocaine. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationA blood sample from the driver is being sent to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety to determine intoxicant levels. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherNo consequences for the driver were given in the report. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 1 Jun2023
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Amphetamines and cocaine fueling Laois driver claim Gardaí

    Reports a single roadside stop in Laois where the driver tested positive for amphetamines and cocaine. No date, driver details or arrest are given.

    suspect
  2. 1 Jun2023
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, follow-up
    Amphetamines and cocaine fueling driver in neighbouring Laois

    Kilkenny People report on a Laois drug-driving stop at a Mountrath checkpoint. The date is only given as 'recently', and the driver's details are not given.

    suspect